Simple Machines All Around UsAge Level: 10–up Grade Level: PreK–1From playing on a seesaw to swinging a baseball bat, levers are a simple machine that can be found everywhere. However, it may not be easy for readers to know exactly how these common devices work. This book is here to help with captivating full-color photographs, including a gallery of familiar objects that use levers. Readers learn through concepts aligned with elementary STEM curricula that levers consist of a plank that pivots on a fulcrum and there are three classes. Approachable text and relatable examples will help readers grasp ways to recognize and use these important mechanisms in their daily lives. Spring 2021 Page 1 of 11 Inclined Planes at Work Maggie S. Wesley The towering pyramids in Egypt would not exist without the inclined plane. This simple device transformed the way people do work by allowing workers to move objects without having to lift them vertically...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 9781978520813 Binding: eBookList Price: $24.27Discount Price: $18.20 ISBN: 9781978520806 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $24.27Discount Price: $18.20 ee LL Loading… Levers at Work Maggie S. Wesley From playing on a seesaw to swinging a baseball bat, levers are a simple machine that can be found everywhere. However, it may not be easy for readers to know exactly how these common devices work. This book is here to help with captivating full-color photographs, including a gallery of familiar objects that use levers...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 9781978520851 Binding: eBookList Price: $24.27Discount Price: $18.20 ISBN: 9781978520844 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $24.27Discount Price: $18.20 ee LL Loading… Pulleys at Work Maggie S. Wesley What do sailboats and theater curtains have in common? Your readers will learn the answer; it's pulleys. The pulley plays an important role in modern daily life. This simple machine makes raising and lowering heavy loads much easier...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 9781978520899 Binding: eBookList Price: $24.27Discount Price: $18.20 ISBN: 9781978520882 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $24.27Discount Price: $18.20 ee LL Loading… Screws at Work Maggie S. Wesley The screw is a simple machine that changed the world in remarkable ways. In the 1440s, the screw was central to the success of the printing press, which allowed scientists and great thinkers around the world to share ideas...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 9781978520936 Binding: eBookList Price: $24.27Discount Price: $18.20 ISBN: 9781978520929 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $24.27Discount Price: $18.20 ee LL Loading… Wedges at Work Maggie S. Wesley A wedge is simply a triangular tool made of two inclined planes, but it can take on many complex jobs. These include cutting objects into pieces, holding objects in place, and lifting heavy loads. When attached to a handle, a wedge becomes a knife, ax, or shovel that makes even more tasks easier...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 9781978520974 Binding: eBookList Price: $24.27Discount Price: $18.20 ISBN: 9781978520967 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $24.27Discount Price: $18.20 ee LL Loading… Wheels and Axles at Work Maggie S. Wesley Readers likely use the wheel and axle machine every day in the form of doorknobs and faucet handles, but this fascinating invention is often overlooked. This book helps readers understand how the wheel and axle simple machine is all around them and helps build compound machines...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 9781978521018 Binding: eBookList Price: $24.27Discount Price: $18.20 ISBN: 9781978521001 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $24.27Discount Price: $18.20 ee LL Loading… Page 1 of 11 Loading… Loading… Loading... Library Bound Book: List Price: $145.62 Discount Price: $109.20 + Add to wish list eBook: List Price: $145.62 Discount Price: $109.20 + Add to wish list Please log in Log in or register to create a wish list. Login or Register Loading…