Less power
Less time ...
Less force.
Now I SEE!
Of course!
Simple machines make work flow.
Hmmm... simple machines.
Good to know!"
As a teacher-librarian I was always on the lookout for books that could be used by teachers to complement their curriculum studies for kids. It wasn't always easy to find a book that would entertain while it also educated. This engineering book of poetry would certainly have been a hit with early years (and older) kids.
The poems included explain some of the ins-and-outs of the field of engineering itself, and how knowing its benefits can improve lives. Introducing simple machines ... what they are and how they work ... will help readers understand their many uses.
"Wedge, wedge, why the edge?
To split two things apart.
Wheel, wheel, what's the deal?
To roll a heavy cart.
Screw, screw, why choose you?
To fasten things as one."
That is the essence for learning about the importance of simple machines when getting jobs done. A marble run, waking a dragon, solar energy, wind power, moving many different materials, and the perennial battle to find the most successful way to drop an egg from a height are each captured in entertaining and enlightening poetry that makes learning fun!
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