Simple experiments with wedges / by Chris Oxlade.
Material type: TextSeries: Science experiments with simple machinesPublisher: New York : Windmill Books, 2014Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1615337555 (library binding)
- 1615338276 (pbk.)
- 9781615337552 (library binding)
- 9781615338276 (pbk.)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 621.8 O98 | Available | 33111007458033 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A chisel, which uses a sharp blade to split an object apart, is an excellent example of a wedge. Simple machines are everywhere, and this visually appealing book uses practical examples and easy-to-understand text to illustrate some of the many ways that we use wedges everyday. Reluctant readers will be excited to use household objects to conduct the experiments illustrating the physics behind this extraordinary simple machine.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Simple machines -- How wedges work -- Wedges at work -- Moving with wedges -- Cutting with wedges -- More wedge cutters -- Sharp points -- Blunt and sharp -- Wedges in the past -- Jamming with wedges -- Moving with wedges -- Jamming a door -- Amazing machines.