mechanics

The Islanders discover useful tools that operate by manipulating pressure, such as straws, plungers, vacuums, and jack hammers.

Eufala and Bog's feisty Nana decides she wants to join the rodeo, but gets sidetracked when her car breaks down and the repair shop needs an extra hand.

Explains what friction is, the rules of friction, how friction can be reduced and more.

Explains the science of mechanics, discussing force and motion, levers, and simple machines, with diagrams and experiments to help readers understand the concepts.

Describes more than 120 mechanical devices, and explains what they are used for, how they work, and other technical peculiarities; and covers buses, motorcycles, bicycles, and more.

Answers questions about things that people use at work and home, such as clocks, washing machines, cameras, and air conditioners; and in industry and entertainment, such as computers, photocopy machines, television, and VCRs, explaining and illustrating how each works.

Identifies the common properties of all waves, explains the differences between transverse and longitudinal waves, and between sound and electromagnetic waves, looks at how waves are influenced by distortions, and discusses the causes of tsunamis, tsunami warning systems, and the devastating tsunami in Indonesia in December 2004.

With the help of cutaways, diagrams, fact boxes, and sidebars, this book tells about cars and the technology that makes them possible.

Provides instructions for a variety of experiments to study the effects of forces on bodies or fluids at rest or in motion.