Simple machines and holidays
By: Gillian Gosman
Edition: First edition.
Series: Simple machines everywhere
Publisher: Rosen Publishing Group
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9781477768419; 9781477768426; 9781477766439
Subjects: Simple machines; Juvenile literature; Machinery; Holidays
Description: Simple machines are so common in our lives that we tend to overlook them even though they re all around us even during our favorite holidays! With explanations of the different kinds of simple machines, their mechanical advantages, and the ways each is used during various holidays, students will develop a deeper understanding of a fundamental component of the physical science curriculum.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What is a simple machine?; title: The pleasing plane; title: The worthy wedge; title: The stunning screw; title: You got to love a lever!; title: More levers to love; title: Pulley perfection; title: What a wheel and axle!; title: It takes two (or more); title: Celebrate the simple things.