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 ...

It’s a screwy world. But a screw is only an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder, and one type of a simple machine. For 11 kids, this basic idea catapulted them into the world of “Simply Fun ...

imple machines help us change the amount of force or the direction of the force needed to move an object. Find out how by learning more about levers. Major Funding by the Laura Moore Cunningham ...