WHAT ARE THESE PEOPLE DOING?
WHICH TOOLS AND MACHINES ARE THEY USING?
SIMPLE MACHINES
:
It´s
a basic tool that is used to do work.
SCREW
WEDGE
HOW DO DIFFERENT MACHINES WORK?
Some machines work with human energy, some with eletricity and some with petrol.
HUMAN ENERGY
The rake, the hammer and the bicycle work with human energy.
ELECTRICITY
The vacuum cleaner, the laptop and the lamp work with electricity.
PETROL
The lorry, the car and the plane work with petrol.
There are desktop computers and laptop computers. Mobile phones and tablets are computers too. You don´t need a mouse to use them. You slide the screen with your fingers.
JOBS AND TOOLS
People need different tools and machines to do their jobs.
The butcher needs knifes to cut meat.
The hairdresser needs scissors to cut your hair
The firefighter needs a hose to put out fires.
The teacher needs a blackboard to write.
The doctor needs stethoscope.
The carpenter needs a hammer to pin nails.
The fisherman needs a net to catch fish.
The
bus driver needs a bus to transport people
IN THE PAST AND PRESENT
In the past, horses pulled ploughs.
Today, tractors pull ploughs.
In the past, people washed their clothes in rivers.
Today, people wash their clothes in washing machines.
SCIENTISTS AND INVENTORS
Scientists
Graham Bell invented the telephone
John Logie Baird invented the television
Some machines were invented a long time ago.
and inventors invent new machines, using new technology.
Thomas Edison developed a wide range of products. For example, the light bulb and the phonograph.
The Wright Brothers designed, built and flew the first powered aircraft, showing that man could fly.