Machines for Kids - What are simple machines? How do machines work?

Machines

Corkscrew
An example of a screw

Machines are ways to make it easier to do work. There are six different kinds of simple machines. Many of the more complicated machines we use are made of combinations of these six simple ideas.


Other machines need power to work, like car engines and computers. Here's a page about machines that use power.

To find out more about machines, check out these books from Amazon.com or from your library:

Physics
Chemistry
Biology
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