Put Wedges (Searchlight Machines: To The Test) - Softcover

Walker, Sally

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761378693 ISBN 13: 9780761378693

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group, 2011

Synopsis

What do a doorstop, a butter knife, and the front of a boat have in common? All of them are wedges! Wedges are simple machines. They help us to do jobs more easily. But don't take our word for it. Put wedges to the test with the fun experiments you'll find in this book. As part of the Searchlight Books™ collection, this series sheds light on a key science question?How Do Simple Machines Work? Hands-on experiments, interesting photos, and useful diagrams will help you find the answer!

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Review

"The first two chapters in each title are nearly identical, although there are occasional changes in the photographs and the examples used to define the concepts work and machines. Subsequent chapters feature a specific simple machine and provide directions for basic experiments that children can accomplish, with the occasional exception, on their own, using easily located items. Final chapters explain that simple machines are everywhere. On the whole, the texts provide clear explanations and the experiments add a significant degree of interest. The color photographs are crisp and clear, as are the diagrams. Serviceable additions where the topics are a part of the curriculum." --School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

--Journal

About the Author

Roseann Feldmann earned her B.A. degree in biology, chemistry, and education at the College of St. Francis and her M.S. in education from Northern Illinois University. As an educator, she has been a classroom teacher, college instructor, curriculum author, and administrator. She currently serves as the principal at St. Peter School, an elementary school in Geneva, Illinois.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761378693
• ISBN 13: 9780761378693
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40