Hands on Science:
LEVERS AND PULLEY --- CIMC
Resources
Bill Nye Physical Science: Friction/Simple Machines (Revised)
531 BIL
1 VHS
videocassette 52 minutes, 2 teachers guides.
Friction - 26 min - discusses force, energy, and atomic
particles. Simple Machines - 26 min - discusses wheel and axle, pulley, inclined
plane, screw, wedge, and lever.
Mr. Wizard's World: Simple Machines
531 MRW
1 VHS
videocassette 25 minutes, 2 dittos, 1 teachers guide.
Activity segments: Household Levers; Mobile Challenge; Spoon
Flip; How Many Wheels on a Bicycle?; Pulleys Help You Lift; Gears on a Bicycle.
Activities progress from simple to complex scientific principles.
Simple Machines
531 SIM
1 VHS
videocassette 20 minutes, 1 teachers guide
Introduces students to simple machines: the lever, inclined
plane, wedge, screw, pulley, wheel and axle. Animation and live action
illustrate the principles and their usefulness. Includes scenes from Corvallis,
Philomath, and other parts of Oregon.
Gizmos and Gadgets
531 GIZ
1 hybrid
CD-ROM, 1 program guide booklet, 1 teachers guide notebook.
Demonstrates basic principles of physical science, such as
force, balance, electricity, magnetism, gears, energy sources, and simple
machines.
Science Court: Work and Simple Machines
531 SCI
1 hybrid CD-ROM, 1 teachers guide.
Interactive program examines work, simple machines, and mechanical advantages.
Simple machines
621.8 SIM
1 videocassette, 25 minutes + 1 teacher's guide
Describes how the principles behind a variety of simple machines such as ramps,
levers, pulleys, and the wheel and axle assist humans in making their work
easier.
Three-Two-One Contact:
Friction - Getting a Grip
531 THR
1 VHS
videocassette (15 minutes), 1 ditto, 1 teachers guide.
Examines the process and purpose of friction in movement.
Way Things Work 2.0
608 WAY
1 hybrid CD-ROM, 1 paperback book, 1 hardback book.
Examines hundreds of machines and includes explanation of scientific principles, biographies of inventors, and a timeline of inventions.
Marble Drop
510 MAR
1 Windows CD-ROM, 2 program guides,
Presents increasingly difficult logic puzzles involving colored marbles and various simple machines. (CD-ROM includes a pinball game)