GREENFIELD — While most teachers show their students how to simplify problems, Amy Fletcher likes to teach her students how to make the simplest tasks more complicated. The Greenfield-Central ...

Ally Serritella and Jonathan Harper work on a simple pulley machine with Mr. Peralta. The fifth graders at Woodglen School, in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, have been working on a simple machine ...

WAREHAM - A classroom filled with fifth graders on a hot spring day in mid-afternoon. And they’re going to learn about “simple machines” in a presentation from someone they’ve never seen, the ...

Where: Walking Mountains Science Center, Avon. When: Saturday, Oct. 7, 2-4 p.m. Cost: $10. More information: This is not a drop-off program; guardian participation is ...

A simple machine is a tool that helps us do work. They use clever shapes to help us move, lift, cut and other types of work. Learn more about the inclined plane, the pulley, the lever, the wheel and ...

A simple machine is a mechanical device that changes the direction or magnitude of a force. In general, they can be defined as the simplest mechanisms that use mechanical advantage (also called ...

The machines haven't taken over. Not yet at least. However, they are seeping their way into our lives, affecting how we live, work and entertain ourselves. From voice-powered personal assistants like ...