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2) Pulleys
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"Simple text, full color photographs, and illustrations introduce beginning readers to the basic principles of pulleys. Developed by literary experts for students in grades 2 through 5"--Provided by publisher.
3) Pulleys
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Readers learn how this simple machine makes it easier to lift and lower objects. They learn about fixed and movable pulleys and when it is best to use each. By the end of the book, readers know the difference between complex and simple machines and how pulleys are used in everyday life to make work easier. How can we lift and lower things? How can we move heavy loads from one place to another? By using simple machines! Wheels, wedges, levers, pulleys,...
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Describes experiments involving simple machines that follow the scientific method, and can be completed in an hour or less. Explore using levers to control motion and lift, and how the steepness of inclined planes affects the force needed to move something. Most experiments also include ideas for science fair projects.
8) Pulleys
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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to pulleys. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
9) Pulleys
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From elevators to flagpoles, pulleys are at work all over in our world today. Learn all about them in five easy-to-read chapters. Vibrant, full-color photos, bolded glossary words, and a key stats section let readers zoom in even deeper. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO.
12) Pulleys at work
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"What do sailboats and theater curtains have in common? They both use pulleys! The pulley plays an important role in modern daily life. This simple machine makes raising and lowering heavy loads much easier. From fixed pulleys to moveable and compound pulleys, readers gain an in-depth understanding of the forces that make these machines work. Readers learn the STEM concepts behind how pulleys have vital roles in compound machines, from allowing cranes...
13) Pulleys
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Learn about how a pulley works! Beginner readers and budding young scientists will love learning about using simple machines in everyday situations. Along the way, readers will be supported by expertly leveled text, a strong text-photo match and appropriate text load. Readers will be excited to dig in and learn all about simple machines and basic physics concepts.
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"In the story of Rapunzel, the prince had to climb Rapunzel's hair to reach the top of the tower, but a pulley system would have been easier to use. Describes how pulleys work, and their uses. Includes a project to build your own pulley system and "In the Real World" examples"--
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"Pulleys make it easier to raise and lower heavy loads. We can find them all around us--on boats, bikes, flagpoles, and more! Pulleys are made up of an axle and a wheel with a groove around its edge. The grove keeps a rope, chain, or cable from slipping off the wheel. Pulleys come in a variety of sizes and materials and can either be fixed or moveable. When two or more pulleys work together, they're called compound pulleys. In this book, readers will...
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"Describes different jobs that levers and pulleys can do and how they are able to do them. As readers use scientific inquiry to learn about how force, energy, and work make using these simple machines possible and effective, an activity based on real world situations challenges them to apply what they've learned in order to solve a puzzle"--
17) Pulleys
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Introduces the pulley and explains how this simple machine works to make lifting and lowering things easier.
18) Simple machines
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Provides an introduction to simple machines.
19) Pulleys
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"Presents information on simple machines with a focus on pulleys. Explains what a pulley is, how pulleys work, and includes examples of past and present uses. Intended for third to fifth grade students"--Provided by publisher.
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