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The Way Things Work

by David Macaulay Author

(From Amazon): From levers to lasers, from cameras to computers, this 384-page volume is a remarkable overview of the machines and inventions that shape our lives, amusingly presented with a large dose of Macaulay's wit and personality.

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Additional Details

Resource Type
Book
ISBN
0-395-42857-2
Print Status
In Print
Lesson and Assigments
51
Pages
384
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
Copyright
1988

Lesson and Assigments

  • 1 Introduction
  • 4 Page 98 - 101
  • 5 Page 102-103 Floating Let Go Out to WhiteWater with Daddy
  • 27 page 24 & 25 2nd & 3rd class review and have him create one. K'Nex
  • 26 Levers page 22 1st class review and have him create one.
  • 6 Page 104-105 In the Bath tub
  • 7 Page 106, 110, 111 Passenger boat, windsurfer, yacht
  • 8 Page 112-113 Hot air balloon,,make a fire lantern (like on Tangled)
  • 9 Mysteries of Light and Sound Intro. Page186-189
  • 10 Page 193 Light Bulb
  • 11 Page 194, 195 Adding and Subtracting colors, color reflection
  • 12 Page 198 Periscope make one on Pinterest
  • 13 Page 197 Endoscope
  • 16 The Plow - sand and a plow
  • 18 Invisible Forces of remarkable speed and startling power intro p.274
  • 19 Pag 278-279 Try these experiements
  • 20 Page 285 Quartz Clock
  • 21 Page 286 The Current Cart Demo use a marble machine
  • 22 Page 290 Car Temperature Gauge
  • 23 Page 200 Telescopes Read Issac Newton telescope part
  • 24 Page 202 Binocular Get a new pair
  • 25 Page 203 Microscope
  • 28 age 26 & 27
  • 29 Weighning Machines 3rd class levers K'Nex and the big scale at Rite aid
  • 30 Page 30 Grand Piano check it out at church
  • 31 Page 34-35 The Wheel and Axle K'Nex
  • 32 page 36 water wheel , make one outside
  • 33 Page 38-39 The Windmill k'nex
  • 34 Page 40-41 Gears and Belts vacuum
  • 35 Spurs and Gears salad spinner
  • 36 Page 44Gears == Daddy
  • 37 Page 47 Rack and Pinon ==Daddy
  • 38 Page 48-49 == Daddy
  • 39 Page 51 Take apart a lawn sprinkler
  • 40 Page 58-59 PULLY Milking Mammoths
  • 41 Page 61 Block and Tackle K'Nex
  • 42 Page 62-63 Tower Crane Tinker Toy, K'nex
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