mechanics

Did you ride a bike today? Then you’ve used wheels and axles! These simple machines are all around. Take a look inside this book, and discover 13 different ways we use wheels and axles.

Did you walk up a ramp today? Then you've used an inclined plane! These simple machines are all around. Take a look inside this book, and discover 13 ways we use inclined planes.

Did you use a fork today? Then you've used a lever! These simple machines are all around. Take a look inside this book, and discover 13 different ways we use levers.

Did you put the cap on the toothpaste tube today? Then you’ve used a screw! These simple machines are all around. Take a look inside this book, and discover 13 different ways we use screws.

Did you use a scissors today? Then you’ve used wedges! These simple machines are all around. Take a look inside this book, and discover 13 different ways we use wedges.

"Highlights the schooling, job training, and life on the job for automobile mechanics. Additional features include a FastFacts spread, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, resources for further study, a selected bibliography, an introduction to the author, and an index"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the engines of fifteen supersize vehicles, including the Saturn V Rocket Launcher, a nuclear-powered submarine, and the Orient Express.

"Young Theo works as a mechanic, putting his knack for machines to use in the industrialized city where he lives. But when he finds an injured, amnesiac girl with wings, his life changes forever. Her name is Mia, and although Theo's talents make quick work of repairing her injured wing, their quest to find her home will take them beyond the clouds and further than they would ever have imagined"--Amazon.

Experiments teaching readers about forces and motion.

Introduces readers to waves, illustrating how waves are a transfer of energy, not of matter.