Experiments with Simple Machines
New York : Children's Press, 2003.
Format: Book
Description: 47 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Describes various kinds of simple machines, showing how they can be made out of easily obtainable objects and detailing experiments that show how they make tasks easier to perform.
Series: True book.
Contents:
What time is it? -- What is a simple machine? -- Experiment 1: Lifting it up -- Experiment 2: Pulling it together -- Experiment 3: Sliding it along -- Where are the simple machines in your home? -- Experiment 4: Winding around -- Experiment 5: Breaking it apart -- Experiment 6: Wheeling it up -- Are all machines simple? -- Experiment 7: Gearing up -- Experiment 8: Moving it along -- Fun with simple machines -- Experiment 9: Doing the impossible.
ISBN:
0516226045
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C SCIENCE Experiment Toc | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's NonFiction | In |
C SCIENCE Experiment Toc | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Children's NonFiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 44-46) and index.