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.




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

"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.




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


Book Description

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




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 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.




Smash!


Book Description

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




Simple Machine Experiments Using Seesaws, Wheels, Pulleys, and More


Book Description

Describes experiments involving simple machines that follow the scientific method, explores the use of levers to control motion and lift, and shows how the steepness of inclined planes affects the force needed to move something.