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Index
compound machines 18–19
driving on ramps 6, 15
effort 8
forces 6, 8–9, 10, 11
inclined plane 4
load 8, 14
machines 4, 6–7, 18
Romans 12
pulleys 19
pulling 8, 9, 13
pushing 8, 9, 10, 11
pyramids 13
slides 5, 14
stairs 10, 17, 18
steep and shallow ramps 10–11
wheelchairs 17
wheels 19
working together 7, 18
Websites
Books
Ramps Kay Manolis, Bellwether
Media 2016
Ramps and Wedges Sian Smith,
Heinemann-Raintree 2012
Making Machines with Ramps
and Wedges Chris Oxlade,
Raintree 2015
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