Download or read book Pull Lift and Lower written by Michael Dahl and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes many different kinds, uses, and benefits of pulleys. Provides examples of pulleys by showing a flagpole, a crane, an elevator and window blinds.
Download or read book What Are Pulleys written by Helen Frost and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2001-09 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text and photographs present pulleys and their function as a simple machine.
Download or read book How Pulleys Work written by Jim Mezzanotte and published by Gareth Stevens. This book was released on 2006-12-30 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrates how pulleys help to do work by transferring force in different directions.
Download or read book Pulleys written by Kay Manolis and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulleys are simple machines used to lift and move loads. Builders use pulley systems to lift tools or materials. Elevators use pulleys to move up and down. Kids will learn how pulleys make work easier and how they are often part of complex machines.
Download or read book Mechanical Advantages 3 Pulley Systems Explained written by Douglas S. Hansen and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-10-21 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Promotional book, is destintened be part of a Complete Technical Guide entitled: Mechanical Advantages: Ropes, Pulleys, Rigging Systems, and Avoiding Dangerous Resultants (3rd Ed). It has over 500 pages including this book/release is the foundation for the "Pulleys section" of the bigger book, which includes 11 sections: Introduction, Equipment soft goods and hardware, Pulley Systems Explained (this book/release), Safety, Rigging systems, Training, Adventure-recreation, Rescue, Work: trams, cranes, picks, manlifts, and Avoiding dangerous resultants." This book/release is over 150 pages, and 150 pictures, charts, diagrams, and drawings to help communicate, on building a good foundation and understanding of pulleys and their many uses. It includes real life examples of ways pulleys work, how to create various configurations to gain pulley advantage, how to figure out "What the Mechanical Pulley advantage different systems create," Compound, Complex, and Simple pulley systems, effects of mechanical rope grabs on rope, and many more things related to pulleys and the various connectors, ropes, and other gear. This book begins with some advanced basics, and then addresses many skills and situations used by people, rescue professionals, and skilled work professionals interested in pulleys, ropes, and various systems. It is a great book for rescue professionals, SAR, Firefighters, Sailing, EMS Personnel, FEMA Personnel, construction workers, adventure professionals and recreationalists, or anyone who works with ropes, and pulleys. It is explains the difference between simple, complex, and compound pulley systems. How a pulley system may load a component in such a way that it becomes a disadvantage, and may cause an anchor or other component to fail. Within these pages I explain safety, situational awareness, on various ways to rig and use pulley systems, why they work, and how to gain the "Maximum efficiency and simplicity, with a minimum amount of effort and equipment, while maintaining a low risk exposure (Safety Picture). I have included almost 100 pictures and diagrams to help communicate these principles and concepts. With over 40 years of experience teaching, rescuing, working, and fiddling with pulleys and rigging gear, I believe I have some insights not found in any other text on the subject. Thanks for your interest.Douglas S. Hansen
Download or read book Simple Machines written by D. J. Ward and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read and find out about six simple machines—the lever, the wheel and axle, the pulley, the ramp, the wedge, and the screw—in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. Machines help make work easier, like when you need to lift something heavy or reach way up high. Can you adjust a seesaw to lift an elephant? What happens when you combine two or more simple machines? Read and find out out in the proven winner Simple Machines! This clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom, uses clear explanations and simple, fun diagrams to explain how machines work. This book also includes a glossary and a find out more section with a lever experiment. This is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are: hands-on and visual acclaimed and trusted great for classrooms Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs: Entertain and educate at the same time Have appealing, child-centered topics Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists Meet national science education standards Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.
Download or read book Springs written by Angela Royston and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Springs have been used for more than 500 years as a simple machine that can make other machines work. When you open a screen door, open an umbrella, sit on a sofa, or sleep on a mattress you are using springs. This book explains what springs are and how they help you do everyday things. Topics include: Why won't a Slinky go up stairs? How can a catapult help a place take off? How does a clock work?
Download or read book Use a Pulley written by Mi-Ae Lee and published by Science Storybooks. This book was released on 2016-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Do you know how to make lifting work easier? Use a pulley! Grandfather gave some jobs to a lazy boy. The clever boy came up with ideas to make the jobs easier. Let's find out how the boy used pulleys"--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book Self Rescue written by David Fasulo and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thismust-have handbook on rescue techniques for serious climbers fully describes and illustrates a variety of techniques that every climber should know for safety and self-reliance.
Download or read book Pulleys written by Katie Marsico and published by . This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that pulleys help people lift and lower loads that might be too heavy for them to move on their own? Learn about the two types of pulleys and more in Pulleys, a My First Look at Simple Machines book.
Download or read book Confined Space Entry and Rescue Manual written by CMC Rescue, Inc and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Making a Pulley System for Rapunzel written by Nikole Brooks Bethea and published by Focus Readers. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the story of Rapunzel, the prince had to climb Rapunzel's hair to reach the top of the tower, but a pulley system would have been easier to use. Describes how pulleys work, and their uses. Includes a project to build your own pulley system and "In the Real World" examples"--
Download or read book My Body is a Book of Rules written by Elissa Washuta and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In My Body Is a Book of Rules, Elissa Washuta corrals the synaptic gymnastics of her teeming bipolar brain, interweaving pop culture with neurobiology and memories of sexual trauma to tell the story of her fight to calm her aching mind and slip beyond the tormenting cycles of memory.
Download or read book How Do You Lift a Lion written by Robert E. Wells and published by Av2 by Weigl. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes access code (p. 2) for an online readalong of the story.
Download or read book How Machines Work Zoo Break written by David Macaulay and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning artist David Macaulay introduces readers to his hilarious new creations, Sloth and Sengi, in How Machines Work: Zoo Break! Get your cogs turning with these mega machines! This amazing, award-winning visual guide showcases the science and technology behind the most important machines ever invented. How Machines Work is a unique book full of inspiring illustrations by award-winning artist David Macaulay and packed with interactive elements, including press-out models, pop-ups, and pull-outs. Sloth and his sidekick Sengi are two furry friends on hand to guide you through the book and break down the basics. They’ll give you the lowdown on levers, pulleys, screws, inclined planes, wedges, and wheels on this intrepid adventure. You’ll find out how all different technologies work, from bicycles, cranes, and drills to diggers, hammers, and zips. Along the way, you’ll help Sloth and Sengi plot their daring escape from the zoo using only newfound scientific knowledge to make a machine designed for break outs and break aways. But will they succeed? Grab this essential guide, get your brain in gear, and get set for engineering greatness.
Download or read book Mechanical Advantages 3 Pulley Systems Explained V 3 0 written by Douglas Hansen and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulley Systems Explained has evolved into a full 300 dpi color book, with more than 280 pages. It includes many more diagrams, drawings, examples, pictures, and applications. It explains the difference between simple, complex pulley systems, and how compounding effect works, how to determine the pulley advantage of any pulley system, ways to use them at work, for rescue, or while on an adventure. Including a special section of applications, strategies, and tactics. A sampling of many situations we run into while working in real life. It teaches skills, and helps prepare you to handle those complex situations we all must deal with, yet there is no simple answer. I share other related things that 40 years of "walking the talk" has brought. ♦"Book knowledge is good information, combine training, and it becomes usable knowledge, add experience and you have the pure gold of knowledge." This is the "Pulley Section" of the "Ropes, Pulleys, Rigging Systems, and Avoiding Dangerous Resultants Book Series. "Pulley Systems Explained" is the evolution of many years of writing, collecting, drawing, taking pictures, working with other professionals, rewriting, organizing, and fine tuning articles and books about Ropes, Pulleys, Rigging System, and Safety (Avoiding Dangerous Resultants). Rope is one of the most common simple machines, add pulleys and we now have a system. This book if full of systems you can use at work, during rescues, and at home, or while on adventures. There are examples, challenges, quizzes, charts, diagrams, and pictures, and more ways we can work with pulleys to make our lives better. "Maximum Efficiency and Simplicity with a Minimum of Effort and Equipment; while maintaining low risk exposure." It defines an approach to assembling our systems. Pulley Systems Explain is also a good companion book to use with ®vRigger Software for learning various pulley rigging systems.
