This highly engaging and interactive app helps in comprehensively understanding and applying the concepts of simple machines with the help of animation and fun-filled simulation. Learn about the following concepts: * Force and work * Types of machines * Levers * Pulleys * Wheel and axle * Inclined planes * Screw * Wedge. This app is aligned with Bloom’s taxonomy and draws from Common Core State Standards*. As a member of the KNOW What’s Inside program, this app has been designed especially for children, with special attention to online privacy. The app is packed with the following features: * Concept book: Study principles of simple machines with easy to understand 3-D animation, drawings, and visual images * Did You Know: Get to know interesting facts and snippets of information about simple machines from both a historical perspective and current context * Quiz: Test your understanding of concepts and ability to relate to real-life examples * Explore More: Apply the concepts you read to simple experiments using objects around you * Simulation: Apply concepts to a life-like situation and learn from various alternative courses of action. The suggested sequence for going through various modules in this app is Concept-Simulation-Quiz-Did You Know-Explore More. This app is intended: (a) for students primarily in the age group 8 – 14 years who want to understand concepts from scratch, (b) as a supplemental guide for teachers, and (c) as a reference tool for those who want to strengthen their understanding of the subject. Check out our other great apps: Science of Light Vol-1: Basic Physics Concepts Science of Light Vol-2: Optics - Physics Concepts World of Wonders - Amazing Science Facts For further information, please contact us at: Twitter: @LearningRabbit Facebook: www.facebook.com/LearningRabbit E-mail: [email protected] YouTube: www.youtube.com/learningrabbit