Marvellous Machines teacher-guided program: pre-visit slideshow

Marvellous Machines

part of the Marvellous Machines Drawing Adventure school program for years 3 to 5

Marvellous Machines at

the Powerhouse Museum

Marvellous Machines at

the Powerhouse Museum

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/about/aboutHistory.asp

What are simple machines?

What are simple machines?

Machines with few or no moving parts that are used

to make work easier

Types of Simple Machines

Helps lift heavy objects using longer distances

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L e v e r

Makes it easy to move objects by rolling them, and reducing friction

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W h e e l and a x l e



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Makes it easier to move objects upward; a longer path but easier lifting

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Makes it easier to move objects upward; a longer path but easier lifting

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Pushes material apart

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W e d g e

A rotating inclined plane

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Makes lifting heavy objects easier by redirecting the force

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Makes lifting heavy objects easier by redirecting the force

P u l l e y

LeverExamples of machines using

lever: bottle opener, nutcracker, fishing rod, fan,

scissors and shovel.

Wheel and AxleExamples of machines with wheel

and axle: car, bicycle, office chair, shopping cart, roller

skates

Inclined plane

Examples of inclined plane: ramps and stairs

Wedge

Examples of machines with wedges: axe, doorstop,

saw, zipper, scissors, knife, fork, bow of a boat

Screw

Examples of machines with screws: screws, bolts, clamps, jar lids,

spinning stools, spiral staircases

PulleyExamples of machines with

pulleys: flag pole, sails, cranes, window shades and

blinds

Simple Machines make work easier

Types of simple machine include:- leverwheel and axle- inclined plane- wedge- screw- pulley

Compound machinesSimple machines connected to

each other to work together

Compound machinesSimple machines connected to

each other to work togetherFor example, a crane has simple

machines such as levers, pulleys, wheel and axle and

screws.

Examples of compound machine

Penny farthing

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=242328&search=penny+farthing&images=&c=&s=


Penny farthing

Wheel & axle


Penny farthing

wheel

Wheel & axle



Penny farthing

Pedal

wheel

Handlebar

Wheel & axle


Examples of compound machineCatalina flying boat

Frigate Bird IICovering a distance of 13,679 km, the famous

Australian pilot, Captain P. G. Taylor, pioneered the first successful flight between Australia and South America across the South Pacific Ocean in 1951.

Sydney13 March 195121 April 1951

Grafton

Valpariso, Chile

26 March 19513 April 1951


Wedge


Wing

Wedge

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=207900&search=catalina&images=&c=&s=


Propellor blade

Bow

Wing

Wedge

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=207900&search=catalina&images=&c=&s=


Boulton & Watt rotative engine



cylinder



Rocking arm/beam

Connecting rod



Rocking arm/beam

Connecting rod

LEVER



Rocking arm/beam

Connecting rod

Fly wheel

Sun & planet gears

LEVER

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/exhibitions/boulton&watt.asp



Rocking arm/beam

Connecting rod

Fly wheel

Sun & planet gears

LEVERWheel & axle



Rocking arm/beam

Connecting rod

Fly wheel

Sun & planet gears

LEVERWheel & axle


http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/energyhall/section6.asp

‘By drawing the world around us, we learn to see it.’

Sarah SimbletThe Drawing Book

Observational drawing

Helps you look more closely

Sketch with named partsA drawing with words on it to explain the different

parts

Marvellous Machinesat the Powerhouse Museum

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/exhibitions/steam_revolution.asp

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/exhibitions/transport.asp


http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/whatson/further_faster_higher.asp

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/exhibitions/whats_in_store.asp

Online resources:-

1. Online activities on simple machines: http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/

2. Boulton and Watt engine at the Powerhouse Museum - this includes recorded floor talk and its transcript by curator, Debbie Rudder, and panorama view of the engine: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/exhibitions/boulton&watt.asp

3. Science Museum’s online animation showing the motion of the Boulton and Watt engine: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/energyhall/section6.asp

4. Learning more about drawing, Drawing Australia: http://www.aces.mq.edu.au/drawingaustralia/research.htm

5. Powerhouse Museum’s online collection: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/

6. Marvellous Machines Drawing Adventure program for years 3 to 5: http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/pdf/education/Marvellous_Machines_Drawing_Adventure.pdf

Acknowledgements:-Script by Angus Tse, Steve Miller and Peter Mahony, Education and Program Development, Powerhouse Museum.Narrated by Peter Mahony.

Illustrations:-Slides 48 & 49 Drawn by years 3-4 students from Ultimo Public School, Sydney.

http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/










http://www.aces.mq.edu.au/drawingaustralia/research.htm



http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/




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