It's time to go to the theme park! Giant rides loom around you, and countless parts are in motion. But many simple machines are at work too. See the Ferris wheel? That's a wheel and axle. Try your luck at skee-ball. You're using an inclined plane. Find out more about the simple machines behind the excitement.
This is Book 5 in the Theme Park Science Series. See all Theme Park Science books here.
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Tammy Enz became a civil engineer because of her awe of the massive steel bridges that spanned the Mississippi River. She just had to figure out how they worked. Today, she still likes tinkering and figuring out how things work. When she isn't tinkering, she fixes up old houses and conducts experiments in her garden and kitchen. Most of all, she loves readin
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