A new children’s book, titled Simple Machines Made Simple, wants to demystify mechanical engineering for kids as young as a year old. It recently beat its Kickstarter goal by 700%—raising more than ...

Simple machines make work easier to do. But how? Join Joan at the Discovery Center of Idaho as she tries various experiments with simple machines. Science Trek is available to stream on pbs.org and ...

Children and their parents put their heads together over a colorful and timeless children”s classic Saturday, during a LEGO Engineering session at Vallejo”s own Inventor”s Lab. The free event was ...

Kids are fascinated with how things work. This fascination is a natural, developmentally appropriate part of childhood. Two new children’s books celebrate all things machine. These books are ...

When you push or pull with a simple machine, you are applying a force and doing work. And, if you get more force out of a machine than you put into it, then that machine has a mechanical advantage.