The Way Things Work

The Way Things Work PC CD learn inventions science physics home schooling game! Type: Children Platform: Windows Publisher: DK Released: 1998 Media: CD How do machines move heavy loads? What is a fulcrum and what is it for? Why does a car move faster when the incline is steeper? Based on the popular book of the same name, this game enables players to conduct experiments, figure out solutions and test their knowledge. Players will need to use memory, strategy, learning, observing and math skills to solve the problems and complete the game.The information age is upon us, baffling us with thousands of complicated state-of-the-art technologies. To help make sense of the computer age, David Macaulay brings us The New Way Things Work. This completely updated and expanded edition describes twelve new machines and includes more than seventy new pages detailing the latest innovations. With an entirely new section that guides us through the complicated world of digital machinery, where masses of electronic information can be squeezed onto a single tiny microchip, this revised edition embraces all of the newest developments, from cars to watches. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained--with the help of a charming, if rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth.For Windows (32-bit Systems) [*Please review compatibility/platform sections in 'What You Get']