🔬 Science trivia
Levers, wheels, ramps, and the clever tools that make jobs easier.
◈ A taste of the pack
Three questions from this pack. Guess first, then reveal the answer — in the game, everyone answers on their phone and the TV shows who got it right.
Q1 What simple machine wraps an inclined plane around a cylinder?
Screw — A screw is an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder, which is why its threads spiral around and around.
Q2 The point a lever pivots around is called the what?
Fulcrum — The fulcrum is the fixed point a lever turns on; a seesaw's middle support is a good example.
Q3 Which of these uses a wheel and axle to roll along?
A bicycle — A bicycle rolls on wheels that turn on axles, which is the wheel and axle simple machine.
Game night in three steps
Open QuizKeep on the TV, laptop or tablet everyone can see, tap Host a game and pick Simple Machines at Work.
Everyone scans the QR code or types the room code. No downloads and no accounts.
Questions appear on the big screen, answers on every phone. After each one, the board explains the right answer.
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