Macaulay, David

Introduction to the nature and structure of the eye and the process through which the eye and the brain work together to create vision.

Inhabitants of Mammoth Island investigate how wheels and axles can be used to amplify force, and how they come in handy when it is time for a mammoth ?s bath.

The Islanders look at how devices such as conventional telephones, fax machines, and cell phones operate.

Two young Islanders enlist the help of a visiting inventor to build a machine to make the rides at the amusement park more exciting. They decide to build a steam engine, a device that converts heat energy into mechanical energy.

The Islanders improve their coconut delivery business by applying what they learn about springs.

The Islanders hunt for the mammoths in a giant canyon and reveal what happens to a sound as it is made, travels, bounces, and eventually reaches our ears.

The Islanders modernize the old Mammoth Inn and need to install useful tools that rely on sensors, such as smoke detectors, automatic doors, and security alarms.

A knight in shining armor joins the inhabitants of Mammoth Island as they uncover a variety of benefits from the use of the most ?spiral ? of simple machines, the screw.

The Islanders explore the roles that pressure, pistons and pumps play in putting out fires on Mammoth Island.

When the inhabitants of Mammoth Island try to find a better way to milk a mammoth, they learn how pulleys can be used to make work easier.