Making Work Easier

Duration: 11

Genre: Educational

Creator: Encyclopedia Britanica Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Watching men at work on a housing project, a young boy discovers that the inclined plane, wedge, lever, pulley and wheel and axle are simple machines which make work easier. Steam shovels and tractors are shown to be combinations of simple machines., Shows how various types of simple machines are used in building a house. Explains the principle of the inclined plane, lever, pulley, and wheel and axle. Stresses the idea that simple machines make work easier for us.

Complete Record: Watching men at work on a housing project, a young boy discovers that the inclined plane, wedge, lever, pulley and wheel and axle are simple machines which make work easier. Steam shovels and tractors are shown to be combinations of simple machines., Shows how various types of simple machines are used in building a house. Explains the principle of the inclined plane, lever, pulley, and wheel and axle. Stresses the idea that simple machines make work easier for us.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.