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Wheels and Axles at Work (Simple Machines All Around Us)
SKU
030680
ISBN
9781978520981
Grade 1-3
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Description
Publisher's Description of Wheels and Axles at Work (Simple Machines All Around Us)
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. Approachable text provides lasting knowledge about the forces that make these devices work. Bright full-color photographs including a picture gallery showing familiar objects using this simple machine aid readers in comprehending just how these mechanisms make tasks easier. The concepts in this book enhance a variety of elementary STEM curricula.
Category Description for Simple Machines All Around Us
Simple machines are used all around us. Readers will discover simple machines at work in our world. Titles in this series are: Inclined Planes at Work, Levers at Work, Pulleys at Work, Screws at Work, Wedges at Work, Wheels and Axles at Work. Each book is about 24 pages long with informative illustrations and explanations. Boldface words appear in Words to Know glossary in the back. More information books and websites are suggested here, too. ~Amber
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Enslow Publishers |
| Grades: | 1-3 |
| ISBN: | 9781978520981 |
| Length in Inches: | 7.125 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.25 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.0625 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.15 |
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