Simple experiments with levers / 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
- 1615337563 (library binding)
- 1615338292 (pbk.)
- 9781615337569 (library binding)
- 9781615338290 (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 | 33111007458090 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The shovel that helps you dig a hole, the chopsticks you use at lunch, and some of the big machines we see when passing by construction sites are all examples of levers. This book takes a look at the simple machine behind these different objects, using everyday examples and kid-friendly experiments to illustrate the physics behind this fascinating simple machine. Easy-to-read text will encourage readers, while large, colorful photographs will illustrate the concepts at hand. Students will be interested to see the ways that they interact with levers on a daily basis, and further reading and websites will encourage them to seek additional information.
Includes index.
Simple machines -- Parts of a lever -- Levers in action -- See-saw levers -- Making forces larger -- Cutting and gripping -- First-class levers -- The power of levers -- Levers in the past -- Moving the fulcrum -- Making forces smaller -- More types of levers -- Amazing machines.