This document describes items from around the house that demonstrate simple machines. It identifies 14 items and classifies each as a specific simple machine or combination of machines. The items include stairs, a kitchen sink, an office chair, a mini van, backpack pulleys, cabinet blinds, rubber and sledge hammers, a chocolate milk lid, cabinet screws, knives, forks, scissors, and a bottle opener. Each item is described, its simple machine identified, and where it was found is provided.

1. Simple machines scavenger hunt By: Kyle Morgan

3. It would be a incline because you are moving up which would be easier than moving straight up.This is used to go upstairs to the second floor.

4. The stairs are in my house.

5. Kitchen sink

6. It would be an incline since you would have to go up to get to the counter tops. The kitchen sink is used for washing hands and washing dishes.

8. It is a wheel and axle because the chair having wheels and a axle it makes it move around than a normal chair without wheels. This is used to move around easy in a chair

9. This was located in my office.

10. My dad’s mini van.

11. This would be a wheel and axle because you have 4 wheels connect to the axle making it roll. This is used to get to places fast.

13. This is a pulley because when I want to raise my backpack later on it will make it so easy to raise my backpack up and down. This is used when I want my back pack lowered or higher.

14. This was found on my backpack

15. Blinds

16. This is a pulley because when you have to open it you have to pull on the string to get it to open. This is used for getting sunlight in

18. This is a lever because the velcrome is at the end making my hand the force. This was used to pound in stacks for a tent.

19. I found this in the garage

20. Sledge Hammer

21. This is a lever also because It also volcrome at the end making the hand the energy. This was used for smashing concrete a couple years ago.

23. This is a screw because there are threads on the jar and lid keeping it together to stay fresh. This is used to make chocolate milk .

24. This was located in the cabinet.

25. Screw

26. This is a screw because it is holding the knob and the cabinet door together. This was used to open the cabinet to get snacks

28. This is considered a wedge because you wedge it between anything to make it into smaller pieces.

29. This was in the utensils bin.

30. Fork

31. This is a wedge because you wedge it between meat to put into your mouth.

33. It is considered a wedge and a lever because when you are cutting though things and a lever because you are lifting it up making it easer to cut.

35. It is a lever since it Is used to hold into place making it a lever. The end would be a screw since it is keeping the bottle cap with it to pop it off.

36. It was found in the utensil shelf.