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Simple Machines: with 25 Science Projects for Kids
$22.95 Add to cartDoes your coat have a zipper? Did you eat breakfast with a fork? You’re using simple machines!
From butter knives to seesaws, rolling pins to catapults, we are surrounded by simple machines! Simple Machines! With 25 Science Projects for Kids astounds readers with the ingenuity they already possess and inspires them to look differently at the objects they use every day.
What do a fork and an axe have in common? How do pulleys get a flag up a flagpole? Simple Machines! introduces kids to the concept of mechanical advantage and harnesses kid-power by inviting them to build machines of their own design. This book also opens eyes and minds to the diversity of machines in their lives, and sparks the imagination with challenge, humor, and achievable projects.
Simple Machines! dedicates a chapter to each of the six simple machines that were identified centuries ago: levers, inclined planes, pulleys, screws, wedges, and wheels and axles. Kids develop analytical skills as they figure out where force is applied and what kind of work it generates. Essential questions, fascinating facts, and links to online primary sources make student-led learning fun and productive! Through science-minded STEM projects and investigative engineering experiments, kids develop critical and creative thinking skills about the roles simple machines play in our world and their importance to human civilization.
Simple Machines! is part of a set of two Explore Technology books that introduce young digital natives to the history, science, and engineering of the tech world in which we live, using hands-on STEM activities, essential questions, links to online primary sources and real-life connections. The other title in this series is Robotics!
Nomad Press books integrate content with participation. Common Core State Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards, and STEM Education all place project-based learning as key building blocks in education. Combining content with inquiry-based projects stimulates learning and makes it active and alive. Nomad’s unique approach simultaneously grounds kids in factual knowledge while allowing them the space to be curious, creative, and critical thinkers.
- Physics
Simple Machines Science Experiment
$47.90 Add to cart- Through 26 model-building exercise, gain hands-on experience with gears and all six classic simple machines: wheels and axles, levers, pulleys, inclined Planes, screws, and wedges
- Durable, modular construction system is compatible with building pieces in other construction, physics, and engineering kits from Thames & Kosmos
- Learn how simple machines are all around us (the flagpole at school, the wheelbarrow in your backyard, The seesaw at the playground!) and how they’re used to make complex tasks easier to do
- Life Skills
Understanding Social Media
$11.99 Add to cartEverybody thinks they can handle social media. They’re only on with their friends. Everything on social media is real. Except that it isn’t. Easy-to-understand language, simple infographics, and evocative photos show kids what’s real and what’s fake on the various social media platforms, and how to tell the difference.
- Science
Snap Circuits Jr. (100 projects)
$83.40 Add to cartMake learning fun with the Snap Circuits Jr.® set! This kit provides children ages 8 years and older the opportunity to learn about electronics while they play, with over 100 exciting projects to build. With no tools required, building these projects is easy—just follow the pictures in the manual and watch as you put together a flying saucer, a sound activator, an alarm circuit, and so much more. All parts are mounted on plastic modules and snap together with ease.
- Electricity & Magnetism
From Sunshine to Light Bulb
$9.95 Add to cartWhat happens when you flip a light switch or press the power button on the TV? Electricity flows to the device and it turns on. Most of us use electrical gadgets all day, every day, without thinking about it. This book follows the journey from source to resource of solar power, one of the most exciting forms of renewable energy today. Readers will learn how electricity is made and collected directly from the sun and how it reaches us to power our modern world. Other sources of energy are also examined, as well as how grids work to move electricity across land and sea, and how it is fed into our homes. Real-world examples look at solar farms, solar furnaces, solar towers, and even solar transportation. With the world’s nonrenewable resources such as oil running out, the advantages and disadvantages of solar power as a renewable alternative are discussed.
Reading Level: Gr. 4-5
Interest Level: Gr. 3-6 - Science
Robotics Engineering and Our Automated World
$10.95 Add to cartRobots are machines that follow a decision-making process when performing tasks. They are playing an increasing role in manufacturing, agriculture, medicine, mining, and aerospace, as well as in our everyday lives. Readers will learn how robotics engineers find new ways for robots to do work that would be dangerous, time-consuming, dull, or impossible for humans to perform. Real-life examples and a design challenge help students understand key concepts related to the engineering design process, and how robotics engineers play a vital role in expanding our knowledge of the universe.
- Physics
Civil Engineering and the Science of Structures
$10.95 Add to cartCivil engineering is one of the oldest engineering fields. Civil engineers are involved in the design and construction of various structures, including high-rise buildings, sports stadiums, canals, dams, and bridges. This book gives readers a up-close look at the technology used to build various structures around the world, including the ancient pyramids, the Eiffel Tower, the Golden Gate Bridge, and modern skyscrapers. Readers learn about the design process and tools used by civil engineers and are guided through a design challenge to create their own stable structures.
- Science
Kidzlabs: Robotic Hand
$16.95 Add to cartBuild your own robotic human hand and amaze your friends with it’s realistic gripping movements! The size of the Robotic Hand is around 23cm in length when assembled. Contents:
- 1 Hand Frame
- 5 Finger Tubes
- 5 Finger End Caps
- 3 Pull Rings
- Fishing Line and Detailed Instructions with Fun Facts
The Robotic Hand will grab your imagination! Recommended for ages 8 and up.
