Wheely Platform
Name: Malea Melendrez
What is your simple (or complex machine): wheel and axle
What is your machine used for: mode of tiny transportation
Supplies
Materials List
1. Blue sticky tack
2. Cardboard
3. Purple fruit shipping carton 4. Wooden barbecue skewer 5. Scissors
Step 1: Building the Machine
Step 1
1. Take the purple fruit shipping/packaging stuff and cut out four of the circles
2. Take the skewer and poke a hole in the center of two of them
3. In the center of the two sides that don't have holes in them place a dab of warmed up sticky tack
4. Place the skewer in the middle of the sticky tack blob
Step 2: Building the Machine
Step 2
1. Next you're going to take the half of the purple circle that has the hole in it and place it on the skewer
2. Secure the two sides together using a sticky tack
3. Repeat on the other side of the skewer until you have a contraption that looks somewhat like a mini dumbbell
Step 3: Building the Machine
Step 3
1. For the last step take your scissors and cardboard and cut out a small square/rectangle of the cardboard
2. Warm up the sticky tack and put it on the center of the skewer
3. Place your piece of cardboard on top and press the sticky tack against the cardboard to secure it
4. AND YOU’RE DONE!!