Eccentric, absent-minded inventor Professor Branestawm, with three or four glasses stacked up over his bald head (and he still cant find them) embarks on a series of adventures with his friend Colonel Dedshott. Various machines are invented: a time travel machine, a device to capture and tie up burglars, and a spring cleaning machine. Inevitably, something goes wrong and Professor Branestawm is again in a pickle, exasperating his housekeeper Mrs Flittersnoop and delighting us.
ScienceWorks for Kids: Simple Machines, Grades 1-3
For hands-on activities about force, work, wheels, pulleys, and inclined planes that connect science with real life, choose Simple Machines. This book, designed with good science and easy teaching in mind, covers these concepts:
- work is done when a force is used to move something over a distance
Postman Pat - Postman Pat And The Ice Cream Machine
Postman Pat and his black and white cat return for more brand new adventures including the mysterious ice cream machine. Hold on tight for more brand new adventures from Greendale. Postman Pat and Jess the Cat are back in 4 more stories packed full of fun and excitement. Join Pat, Jess and all the gang for thrills and spills from Greendale featuring Ted Glen's amazing invention: a very naughty goat: the village jumble sale and the Great Greendale Race.
Countless children have learnt to read with Biff, Chip, and Kipper. The Rainbow Machine is part of the successful Reading Tree program which is used to teach reading in 80% of primary schools in the UK. The stories within it are about much-loved Biff, Chip and Kipper, their friends and family, and the exciting adventures they have together. They are graded across 9 stages and contain built-in progression and vocabulary repetition throughout. Three worksheets are included. Stage 8 (Approx Reading Age 7 – 8)
The Time Machine - Penguin Readers - Level 4 (1700 words) At a dinner party a brilliant inventor unveils his latest invention – a time machine. He travels into the future and comes across a world inhabited by two very different and degenerated races of human beings.
The teacher's factsheets and answers are added to the end of the file.
