Explains how simple machines, such as levers, pulleys, wheels and axles, and inclined planes, work together to make tasks easier by trading force for distance or vice versa. It illustrates the concept ...

Find out more about the inclined plane, the pulley and the screw. Find out more about three of the six simple machines: the inclined plane, the pulley and the screw. These simple machines make work ...

Explains how pulleys work to lift heavy weights more easily. A fixed pulley changes the direction of force, allowing for easier lifting, while a movable pulley reduces the amount of force needed to ...

Third grade students at Manhasset Public Schools’ Munsey Park and Shelter Rock elementary schools recently participated in an engaging, hands-on learning experience sponsored by the Manhasset School ...

Simple machines can be found almost anywhere from seventeenth-century water powered mills, to modern day construction sites. Once you know what to look for you’ll be surprised at how many simple ...

When I was a kid, I sat glued to the television watching behind the scenes shows on the workings of industrial plants. I couldn’t get enough of watching a series of machines work in tandem to convert ...

Explore the simple machines behind Buffalo’s grain elevators and the physics that power them. Buffalo’s grain elevators changed the world! In this episode of Compact Science we uncover how a local ...