MAKING A MAGNET Long ago, humans observed that lodestone should pull iron in the direction of it. Lodestone is a product of the mineral magnetite. When they rubbed a chunk…
Kid Wiki: About How Things Work
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Hold a refrigerator magnet close to your refrigerator door. Let go of it. If you are close enough to the refrigerator, the magnet will jump across empty space and stick…
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Can you imagine a world without cameras? Newspapers, books, and periodicals, as well as your computer, would be devoid of photographs.There would be no school photos, no summer vacation images,…
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WHAT ARE OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLES? Compared to road bikes, off-avenue bikes have light-weight frames and take a seat down better above the ground. Motorcycles made specifically for off-avenue use are regularly…
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What has wheels, is going fast, and makes a noisy noise? It’s a motorbike, of course. Motorcycles appear to be bicycles, most effective they’re larger and plenty heavier. Most bikes…
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WHEN WERE THE FIRST CARS MADE? The first cars were built in the 1700s. They were powered by steam engines. In England, steam-powered cars weren’t allowed on the roads. They…
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People in the 1800s didn’t know what to think about a new invention called the automobile. No one was sure it would catch on.In those days, people often traveled in…
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FLYING A PLANE The pilot uses many controls in the cockpit to fly a plane. The pilot pulls a wheel or stick back to make the plane go up. Air…
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