Making Machines with Wheels and Axles

Author: Chris Oxlade
Publisher: Raintree
ISBN: 1406289450
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
A hands-on approach introduces young scientists to wheels and axles. Science theory and practical, fun projects teach the physics and the technology behind this simple machine. Important science curriculum is explained through historical and contemporary examples of wheels and axles. Step-by-step projects range from the simple to the more challenging.

Simple Machines!

Author: Anita Yasuda
Publisher: Explore Your World
ISBN: 9781619308145
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Simple Machines! introduces kids to the concept of mechanical advantage and harnesses kid-power by inviting them to build machines of their own design. This book also opens eyes and minds to the diversity of machines in their lives, and sparks the imagination with challenge, humor, and achievable projects"--Publisher.

Wheels and Axles in My Makerspace

Author: Tim Miller
Publisher: Simple Machines in My Makerspa
ISBN: 9780778733751
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
Children will enjoy this fascinating book which uses the principles of Makerspace to introduce them to the wheel and axle. Simple text describes the structure and uses of wheels and axles, and clear, step-by-step instructions show children how to make their own. Readers are then provided with stategies to start their own creative projects using the wheel and axle they made. Along the way, tips and helpful hints guide children on how to brainstorm and solve problems working as a team.

The Kids' Book of Simple Machines

Author: Kelly Doudna
Publisher: Scarletta Press
ISBN: 1938063600
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147

Book Description
Introduces six simple machines, describing how they work in more complex machinery and how they are used every day.

Making Machines with Wheels and Axles

Author: Chris Oxlade
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
ISBN: 1410968111
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Making Machines with Wheels and Axles looks at everything from historical examples of this simple machine, such as a pottery wheel, to the role of pulleys in more complex machines, such as gearboxes.

Memoirs of a Hamster

Author: Devin Scillian
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN: 1627530088
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Night 1 / My life is perfect. / I have a bowl full of seeds, a cozy pile of wood shavings, and room to run. / I'm never leaving here. / Question: Who's the luckiest hamster in the world? / Answer: ME! Seymour the hamster has the perfect life. He has a spacious cage, a constant food supply, and a FuzzyBoy 360 exercise wheel that lets him run to his heart's content. Life could not be better. Or could it? When Pearl the cat tells Seymour of the goodies beyond the safe confines of his cage, he starts to think he's missing out. And out is the new in! It's only after Seymour is out of his cage that he begins to fully appreciate his safe and cozy home.

Simple Machines

Author: Deborah Hodge
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613269384
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
For use in schools and libraries only. Includes an assortment of activities using such simple machines as pulleys and levers.

Simple Machines Made Simple

Author: Ralph E. St. Andre
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 031308016X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
This book allows you to present scientific principles and simple mechanics through hands-on cooperative learning activities. Using inexpensive materials (e.g., tape, paper clips), students build simple machines-such as levers, pulleys, spring scales, gears, wheels and axles, windmills, and wedges-that demonstrate how things work. Activities have easy-to-locate materials lists, time requirements, and step-by-step directions (usually illustrated) on presentation. Ideas for bulletin boards, learning centers, and computer-assisted instruction are an added bonus.

How Machines Work

Author: Nick Arnold
Publisher: Running Press
ISBN: 9780762443154
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Every child in school learns about simple and common machines such as inclined planes and pulleys, but rarely do they have the opportunity to build the machines themselves. In this colorful, interactive book and kit, the principles for 12 basic machines are described, supplemented by descriptions of everyday usefulness, timelines detailing their history, and instructions to build each machine solely with materials included in the kit. Everything that a budding inventor needs to build each of the machines is provided, including 25 machine pieces, 10 plastic nuts and bolts, and a detachable peg board—all color-coded for easy identification. Using the simple and direct instructions, kids can build each machine in minutes! The projects include: incline planes, levers, wheels and axles, gears (spur, compound, rack and pinion, and planetary), cams, cranks, pulleys, ratchets, and springs. Hands-on, interactive, and engaging, this kit will bring out the DIY and inventor spirit in every child.

The LEGO Technic Idea Book: Wheeled Wonders

Author: Yoshihito Isogawa
Publisher: No Starch Press
ISBN: 1593272782
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
The LEGO® Technic Idea Book: Wheeled Wonders is a collection of hundreds of mechanisms for cars, trucks, motorcycles, and other vehicles 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 use these elements as building blocks to create your own masterpieces. The Technic models in Wheeled Wonders spin or move things, drag race, haul heavy gear, bump off walls, wind up and go, and much more. You'll discover how to build differential gears, implement steering and suspension, and design clutch and transmission systems to use in your own vehicles. This visual guide, the second in the three-volume LEGO Technic Idea Book series, is the brainchild of master builder Yoshihito Isogawa of Tokyo, Japan. Each title is filled with photos of Isogawa's unique models, all of which are designed to fire the imaginations of LEGO builders young and old. Imagine. Create. Invent. Now, what will you build? NOTE: The LEGO Technic Idea Book series uses parts from various Technic sets. If you don't have some of the pieces shown in a particular model, experiment by substituting your own parts or visit the author's website for a list of the special parts used in the book.