Get to know levers /
Levers
by Karen Volpe.
- New York : Crabtree Pub., c2009.
- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
- Get to know simple machines .
- Get to know simple machines. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 32) and index.
What is a simple machine? -- How levers make work easier -- Parts of a lever -- Catapult shooter -- First-class levers -- Moving the fulcrum -- Second-class levers -- Crack that nut -- Third-class levers -- Small effort, big result -- Levers for fun -- All around you -- Working together -- Glossary.
Library Media Connection, November 2009 Resource Links, October 2009
Simple text, illustrations, and hands-on activities introduce children to simple machines, discussing levers and describing their various functions.