Wooden Crane

Build a pulley system and experiment with mechanical advantage!

Explore:

  • Pulleys
  • Mechanical Advantage
  • Ancient Machines

Wooden Crane

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Simple Machines

Allowing for completely open-ended play and exploration, this building game is appealing across a wide age range. By bringing together different machines — say, some levers, a pulley, and a screw — you can endlessly build, test, and iterate on your design.

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Cover art of the book City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction

City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction

David Macaulay

David Macaulay's meticulously detailed illustrations and friendly text take the reader through the planning and construction of the fictional Roman city of Verbonia. The city may not be real, but the tools and building techniques are, making this a fascinating look back at life in Roman vity in 200 BCE.

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