Simple Machines @ Home

Simple Machines are all over the place so it was super hard to pick just one example of each simple machine:

Wheel and Axle: Dough Roller, the wheel is the part that rolls over dough and the axles are the handles.

Wedge: this is any tool that separates an item. This Cheese slicer separates or puts a wedge between the slice of cheese and the whole block of cheese.

 

Lever: the lever of this hammer is used to pull nails out of a wall, piece of wood, etc.

Screw: these are definitely everywhere but these screws are working to hold up the curtain rod.  

 Pulley

This is a type of a pulley that pulls up or lowers our garage door.

Recycle, Reduce, Reuse

Hmmmmm....well.....my family and I are not big "green" people and I personally am not overly concerned, however, I did find somethings around the house:



We normally save a few plastic bags from grocery shopping because they're great for a variety of uses!



My bag for when I go shopping (shoes, clothes, you know, necessities), I just thought it was cute but I use it! It says:

buy-ology (n.) 1. the science of shopping green. 2. a selfless act in which today's living shopping organisms carry reusable totes to offset the overabundance of plastic bags. 3. a simple way to support the environment and living matter in all its forms 

Energy saving bulbs! I don't believe we have them because it conserves energy as much as it does conserve the $ to pay for that energy. But hey, everyone wins!