The way things work

The Islanders explore the roles that pressure, pistons and pumps play in putting out fires on Mammoth Island.

The inhabitants of Mammoth Island have decided to make gravel for their new roads by dropping boulders off a tower and smashing them to bits. A young Islander suggests that it would take less effort to roll the boulders up an inclined plane than to hoist them up the side of the tower.

The Islanders modernize the old Mammoth Inn and need to install useful tools that rely on sensors, such as smoke detectors, automatic doors, and security alarms.

The inhabitants of Mammoth Island look for an alternative to mammoths to speed up pizza delivery and experiment with different types of engines.

The Islanders explore how the opposing forces of lift and weight act on aircraft.

A knight in shining armor joins the inhabitants of Mammoth Island as they uncover a variety of benefits from the use of the most spiral of simple machines, the screw.

When the inhabitants of Mammoth Island try to find a better way to milk a mammoth, they learn how pulleys can be used to make work easier.

The Islanders improve their coconut delivery business by applying what they learn about springs.

The inhabitants of Mammoth Island are getting ready for their annual fair, and the help of a visiting inventor is enlisted to design new and exciting rides using belts and gears.