When you push or pull with a simple machine, you are applying a force and doing work. And, if you get more force out of a machine than you put into it, then that machine has a mechanical advantage.

After learning about the lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge and screw, the students designed a future Hilltop playground, one that included examples of each simple machine studied.

Machines are all around us, helping us do tasks and work all day, every day. The most basic ones are deemed “simple machines,” but these were, and still are, some of the most essential technological ...

Simple machines make work easier to do. But how? Join Joan at the Discovery Center of Idaho as she tries various experiments with simple machines. Science Trek is available to stream on pbs.org and ...

What is a wheel and axle mechanism? A wheel and axle mechanism is a simple device you make when you connect one or more wheels to an axle. They are used to help things move. A wheel is a round, flat ...

Student scientists on team 7C at Mattoon Middle School have been studying the benefits of simple machines. Throughout the course of their study, they have familiarized themselves with the six simple ...