Making Machines with Wheels and Axles

Making Machines with Wheels and Axles
Author: Chris Oxlade
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1410968111

Making Machines with Wheels and Axles looks at everything from historical examples of this simple machine, such as a pottery wheel, to the role of pulleys in more complex machines, such as gearboxes.

What Do Wheels Do All Day?

What Do Wheels Do All Day?
Author: April Jones Prince
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780618563074

The weels push, race, stroll, fly, whiz, and spin all day long.

Holding a Door Open

Holding a Door Open
Author: Mari Schuh
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2015-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1467780251

"Is it easier to lift toys with a wheel and axle or a wedge? Readers will learn about how simple machines work in this book for early readers" --

Wheels and Axles in My Makerspace

Wheels and Axles in My Makerspace
Author: Tim Miller
Publisher: Simple Machines in My Makerspa
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2017-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780778733751

Children will enjoy this fascinating book which uses the principles of Makerspace to introduce them to the wheel and axle. Simple text describes the structure and uses of wheels and axles, and clear, step-by-step instructions show children how to make their own. Readers are then provided with stategies to start their own creative projects using the wheel and axle they made. Along the way, tips and helpful hints guide children on how to brainstorm and solve problems working as a team.

Simple Machines: Forces in Action

Simple Machines: Forces in Action
Author: Buffy Silverman
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2016-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1484636406

Introduces simple machines, including screws, levers, wedges, and pulleys, describes how each makes everyday life easier, and provides activities demonstrating these machines in action.

Rolling Along

Rolling Along
Author: Gerry Bailey
Publisher: Robotx Get Help from Simple Ma
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780778704188

Rolling Along explores the benefits and uses of the wheel and axle. RobbO and RobbEE build a cart to make it easier to move a heavy load, and learn how the wheel and axle are also used for lifting and turning.

Simple Machines!

Simple Machines!
Author: Anita Yasuda
Publisher: Explore Your World
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781619308145

"Simple Machines! introduces kids to the concept of mechanical advantage and harnesses kid-power by inviting them to build machines of their own design. This book also opens eyes and minds to the diversity of machines in their lives, and sparks the imagination with challenge, humor, and achievable projects"--Publisher.

Simple Machines

Simple Machines
Author: Deborah Hodge
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780613269384

For use in schools and libraries only. Includes an assortment of activities using such simple machines as pulleys and levers.

How Machines Work

How Machines Work
Author: Nick Arnold
Publisher: Templar Books
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2011
Genre: Machinery
ISBN: 9781848772120

This is a unique interactive guide to understanding simple machines and mechanisms. Each page introduces you to a key mechanical principle that you put into practice by building one or more working models. This hands-on approach makes it easy to understand how these principles work and how they can be applied to everyday objects, such as cars, bicycles cranes and seesaws.

Fred Flintstone's Adventures with Wheels and Axles

Fred Flintstone's Adventures with Wheels and Axles
Author: Mark Weakland
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2016-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1491484748

"Popular cartoon character Fred Flintstone explains how wheels and axles work and how he uses simple machines in his daily life"--