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Experiments with simple machines

Describes various kinds of simple machines, showing how they can be made out of easily obtainable objects and detailing experiments that show how they make tasks easier to perform.

Main Author:	Tocci, Salvatore.
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Children's Press, 2003.
Subjects:	Machines > Juvenile nonfiction. Experiments > Juvenile nonfiction.

Summary:	Describes various kinds of simple machines, showing how they can be made out of easily obtainable objects and detailing experiments that show how they make tasks easier to perform.
Physical Description:	48 p.: ill.
ISBN:	0516226045
Author Notes:	Salvatore Tocci is an American science teacher and author. He taught chemistry and biology at East Hampton High School on Long Island, New York, and organized many science fairs while there. After teaching, he continued to judge local, regional, and national contests, and has also given workshops for science teachers at meetings throughout the country. He has published numerous children's and young adult books in a number of series including: Holt Chemistry, True Books: Science Experiments, True Books: Elements, Great Minds of Science, Out of this World, and Scientific American Winning Science Fair Projects. (Bowker Author Biography)

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