Cindy Davis, Simple Machines
ISBN: 155799689X | edition 1998 | PDF | 86 pages | 4 mb
ISBN: 155799689X | edition 1998 | PDF | 86 pages | 4 mb
For hands-on activities about force, work, wheels, pulleys, and inclined planes that connect science with real life, choose Simple Machines. This book, designed with good science and easy teaching in mind, covers these concepts:
work is done when a force is used to move something over a distance
some jobs take more work that other jobs
machines make work easier
machines may have few, many, or no moving parts
the lever is a simple machine