Simple Machines : Wheels, Levers, and Pulleys (Hardcover)

from athena.j

The genre of this book is informational. It would be appropriate for use in a 3rd-4th grade classroom. This book explains all types of simple machines and mechanical physics. This would be a great addition to a unit on machines or inventions.

from allieburks

This book discusses the different types of simple machines that we encounter in our every day lives. It goes through commonly visited places and talks about what ramps, planes, pivots, shafts and pulleys are. The author talks about how we use machines every single day without even realizing it. P...

from sommerkirk

I loved this book about Simple Machines: Wheels, Levers and Pulleys. The illustrations were a great visual aid and really helped make sense of a slightly wordy book. This is definitely geared towards the primary grades, but I would definitely use it in an engineering unit to build background know...

from DaliaL.

Genre: non-fiction (informational) Why it fits this genre: It provides information that is accurate. I would use this book to: 1. present student to the simple machines such as wheels. 2. have students do an activity where they list out simple machines they see or use in their everyday life. Summ...

from sommerkirk

I loved this book about Simple Machines: Wheels, Levers and Pulleys. The illustrations were a great visual aid and really helped make sense of a slightly wordy book. This is definitely geared towards the primary grades, but I would definitely use it in an engineering unit to build background know...