Introduction Looking for a cool and surprising project to show to your friends? Give this activity a stab! Take a potato and a straw—maybe a pencil as well—and challenge your friends to drill holes ...

Ally Serritella and Jonathan Harper work on a simple pulley machine with Mr. Peralta. The fifth graders at Woodglen School, in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, have been working on a simple machine ...

Where: Walking Mountains Science Center, Avon. When: Saturday, Oct. 7, 2-4 p.m. Cost: $10. More information: This is not a drop-off program; guardian participation is ...

A simple machine is a mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force. In general, they can be defined as the simplest mechanisms that use mechanical advantage (also called ...

WAREHAM - A classroom filled with fifth graders on a hot spring day in mid-afternoon. And they’re going to learn about “simple machines” in a presentation from someone they’ve never seen, the ...

In middle school physics, we learned about simple machines, those basic mechanical devices for applying force and getting work done. Think about the wheel and axle, one of the most important ...