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30 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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English
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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.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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Kids use simple machines every day without realizing it. Teeth are wedges and so are knives, forks, and thumbtacks. Many toys such as slides, which are inclined planes, and seesaws, which are levers, are also simple machines. Two appealing kids and their comical cat introduce levers, wheels, pulleys, inclined planes, and more, and explain how they work. This lively introduction to physics will get kids excited about how simple machines simplify our...
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
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English
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From levers to pulleys, simple machines make our lives easier. They help roll, lift, cut, tip, and turn everyday objects. In Simple Machines readers will dig into the science behind how we use simple machines to get the job done. Features include critical-thinking questions throughout the text; a simple, hands-on experiment; a glossary and more. Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards.
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From Ferris wheels to wagons, wheels and axles are at work all over in our world today. Learn all about them in five easy-to-read chapters. Vibrant, full-color photos, bolded glossary words, and a key stats section let readers zoom in even deeper. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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Leo teaches his cat Pallas all about simple machines by applying his knowledge of science to their stone age world. Engaging illustrations and stories provide a fun introduction to science concepts, including wheel and axles, levers, pulleys, wedges, screws, and more. Information boxes accompany each story to explore real applications of simple machines in the natural and designed world.
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