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Get to know levers / by Karen Volpe.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Get to know simple machinesPublication details: New York : Crabtree Pub., c2009.Description: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0778744671
Other title:
  • Levers
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 621.8 [E] 22
LOC classification:
  • TJ147 .V67 2009
Contents:
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.
Summary: Simple text, illustrations, and hands-on activities introduce children to simple machines, discussing levers and describing their various functions.
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*Hardcover Ayers NFIC 621.8 VOL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 404803

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.

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Simple text, illustrations, and hands-on activities introduce children to simple machines, discussing levers and describing their various functions.

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