Experiments with Simple Machines


Book Description

Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.




The Kids' Book of Simple Machines


Book Description

Introduces six simple machines, describing how they work in more complex machinery and how they are used every day.




Simple Machines!


Book Description

"Simple Machines! introduces kids to the concept of mechanical advantage and harnesses kid-power by inviting them to build machines of their own design. This book also opens eyes and minds to the diversity of machines in their lives, and sparks the imagination with challenge, humor, and achievable projects"--Publisher.




Sensational Science Projects with Simple Machines


Book Description

Provides instructions on how to do simple science experiments using simple machines, and gives explanations for why they work.




Simple Machines


Book Description

For use in schools and libraries only. Includes an assortment of activities using such simple machines as pulleys and levers.




Smash!


Book Description

"Uses popular cartoon character Wile E. Coyote to demonstrate science concepts involved with simple machines"--Provided by publisher."--




Science Experiments with Simple Machines


Book Description

Explores the properties of simple machines through experiments, using material readily available in most homes and schools.




Simple Machines: Forces in Action


Book Description

Introduces simple machines, including screws, levers, wedges, and pulleys, describes how each makes everyday life easier, and provides activities demonstrating these machines in action.




Simple Experiments with Wheels and Axles


Book Description

Every time you turn on a faucet, ride a bike, or open a door, you're using a simple machine called a wheel and axle. This book uses clear text and practical, every-day examples to explain the physics behind the wheel and axle. Easy-to-read diagrams and large, vivid photographs aid understanding, and experiments encourage students to learn first-hand how this helpful simple machine works.




Memoirs of a Hamster


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Night 1 / My life is perfect. / I have a bowl full of seeds, a cozy pile of wood shavings, and room to run. / I'm never leaving here. / Question: Who's the luckiest hamster in the world? / Answer: ME! Seymour the hamster has the perfect life. He has a spacious cage, a constant food supply, and a FuzzyBoy 360 exercise wheel that lets him run to his heart's content. Life could not be better. Or could it? When Pearl the cat tells Seymour of the goodies beyond the safe confines of his cage, he starts to think he's missing out. And out is the new in! It's only after Seymour is out of his cage that he begins to fully appreciate his safe and cozy home.