Author(s): Anita Yasuda,Bryan Stone
No. of Pages: 96 pages
Date Published: 01 Oct 2011
Publisher: Nomad Press
Format: Paperback | 96 pages
Dimensions: 200.66 x 251.46 x 10.16mm | 249.47g
Language: English
Publication City/Country: White River Junction, United States
Edition:
Illustrations: 50 b/w illus & 100 line drawings
From zippers to the Pyramids, rolling pins to catapults, we are surrounded by simple machines. This book will amaze kids with the ingenuity they already possess and inspire them to look differently at the objects they use everyday. Explore Simple Machines! With 25 Great Projects introduces kids to the concept of "mechanical advantage," and harnesses kid-power by inviting them to build machines of their own design. It opens their eyes to the diversity of machines in their lives, and sparks the imagination with challenge, humor, and achievable projects. Explore Simple Machines! dedicates a chapter to each of the six simple machines that were identified centuries ago: levers, inclined planes, pulleys, screws, wedges, and wheels & axles. Kids will develop analytical skills as they figure out where force is applied and what kind of work it generates.
No. of Pages: 96 pages
Date Published: 01 Oct 2011
Publisher: Nomad Press
Format: Paperback | 96 pages
Dimensions: 200.66 x 251.46 x 10.16mm | 249.47g
Language: English
Publication City/Country: White River Junction, United States
Edition:
Illustrations: 50 b/w illus & 100 line drawings
From zippers to the Pyramids, rolling pins to catapults, we are surrounded by simple machines. This book will amaze kids with the ingenuity they already possess and inspire them to look differently at the objects they use everyday. Explore Simple Machines! With 25 Great Projects introduces kids to the concept of "mechanical advantage," and harnesses kid-power by inviting them to build machines of their own design. It opens their eyes to the diversity of machines in their lives, and sparks the imagination with challenge, humor, and achievable projects. Explore Simple Machines! dedicates a chapter to each of the six simple machines that were identified centuries ago: levers, inclined planes, pulleys, screws, wedges, and wheels & axles. Kids will develop analytical skills as they figure out where force is applied and what kind of work it generates.
Book Info | |
Author | Anita Yasuda, Bryan Stone |
Date Published | 2011-10-01 |
Dimensions | 200.66 x 251.46 x 10.16mm |
First Author | Anita Yasuda |
Format | Paperback |
Illustrations | 50 b/w illus & 100 line drawings |
ISBN | 9781936313822 |
Language | English |
No. of Pages | 96 |
Publication City/Country | White River Junction, United States |
Publisher | Nomad Press |
Explore Simple Machines!
- Anita Yasuda
- Paperback
- Publisher: Nomad Press
- ISBN: 9781936313822
- Availability:In Stock
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