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Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Simple machines are around us all the time and we use them every day. Many are built into complex machines, but the simple machine is still there doing its job. Discover how simple machines enable practically everything around us to work, allowing us to travel in wheeled vehicles, lift very heavy objects, put things together, and take things apart." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
30 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the workings of various kinds of simple machinery with moving parts, such as pulleys, levers, gears, cams, and conveyor belts and provides instructions for building these machines out of cardboard and other easily obtainable materials.
Author
Publisher
No Starch Press
Language
English
Description
The LEGO Technic system opens a new realm of building possibilities. Using motors, gears, pneumatics, pulleys, linkages, and more, you can design LEGO models that really move. The Unofficial LEGO Technic Builder's Guide is filled with building tips for creating strong yet elegant machines and mechanisms with the Technic system. Author Pawe' "Sariel" Kmiec will teach you the foundations of LEGO Technic building, from simple machines to advanced mechanics,...
Author
Series
LEGO technic idea book volume 1
Publisher
No Starch Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
x, 157 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of hundreds of working examples of simple yet fascinating Technic models that you can build based on their pictures alone. Each project uses color-coded pieces and is photographed from multiple angles, making it easy to see how the models are assembled without the need for step-by-step instructions. Every model illustrates a different principle, concept, or mechanism that will inspire your own original creations. You're encouraged to...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A young girl explains how simple machines, such as pulleys, wedges, and screws, work as she repairs her friend's skateboard, the mayor's flag pole, and her neighbor's scissor.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pixel+Ink
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
75 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A chicken hops a ride to school to see what the humans do there all day and unlocks the superpowers of math and science, which she uses to save the coop"--
15) Machines we use
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
30 pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines various simple machines and how they are used to make work easier and provides activities using wheels, levers, pulleys, screws, and more.
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (13 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide.
Language
English
Description
Dropping boulders off a tower makes gravel for the Mammoth Island roads, but lifting the boulders up to the top of the tower is difficult and dangerous. A young Mammoth Islander suggests that rolling boulders up a ramp would be easier than hauling them up a tower.
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (13 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide.
Language
English
Description
The Mammoth Islanders are building a new observation tower out of stone blocks. When one of the Islanders gets trapped at the top, the Islanders build ramps around the tower to create a giant screw which help the trapped Islander to get down.
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (13 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide.
Language
English
Description
The inhabitants of Mammoth Island are trying to find the best method to lift their mammoths when a young Islander uses a simple machine called a pulley to get the job done. A pulley is a wheel that carries a rope, chain or cable on its rim and can be used alone or with other pulleys to lift heavy loads.
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