What is a wheel and axle mechanism? A wheel and axle mechanism is a simple device you make when you connect one or more wheels to an axle. They are used to help things move. A wheel is a round, flat ...

Find your added subjects in My Bitesize. Find out how to make your own lever mechanism and discover how it works. What is a slider mechanism? Find out about the parts of a slider mechanism and learn ...

Many theories have tried to explain when and where the wheel and axle were first invented. A new study examines a relatively recent theory that miners in the Carpathian Mountains created the first ...

Imagine you’re a copper miner in southeastern Europe in the year 3900 B.C.E. Day after day you haul copper ore through the mine’s sweltering tunnels. You’ve resigned yourself to the grueling monotony ...

The mastery of fire, the development of writing, and the invention of the wheel. Three milestones in human history that took place thousands of years ago and have shaped the world as it is today, ...