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Simple Machines: Wheels, Levers, and Pulleys

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By David A. Adler
Publisher Holiday House
Simple Machines: Wheels, Levers, and Pulleys
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Kids use simple machines every day without realizing it. Teeth are wedges and so are knives, forks, and thumb tacks. Many toys such as slides, which are inclined planes, and seesaws, which are levers, are also simple machines. Two appealing kids and their comical cat introduce levers, wheels, pulleys, inclined planes, and more, amd explain how they work. This lively introduction to physics will get kids excited about how simple machines simplify our lives.

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1371 words1,371 words
32 pages32 pages
Lexile 580LLexile 580L
Grade 3 to 5Grade 3 to 5
Age 8-10Age 8-10
Published 2016Published 2016

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Hear it steep Hear it motor Hear it ramp Hear it raise Hear it gear Hear it shaft Hear it combine Hear it lever Hear it twist Hear it wedge Hear it axle Hear it friction Hear it rod Hear it solid Hear it split Hear it faucet Hear it reduce Hear it site Hear it narrow Hear it flagpole Hear it construction Hear it multiplied Hear it platform Hear it ax Hear it amusement Hear it imagine

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Hear it motor Hear it ramp Hear it pulley Hear it pivot Hear it shaft Hear it combine Hear it lever Hear it fulcrum Hear it wedge Hear it axle Hear it friction Hear it rod Hear it faucet Hear it reduce Hear it lumberjack Hear it gradual Hear it circular Hear it flagpole Hear it multiplied Hear it platform
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9780823435722

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