Six simple machines were identified by Renaissance-era scientists: the lever, the wheel and axle, the pulley, the inclined plane, the wedge, and the screw. These simple machines form the building blocks of all more complex machinery, enabling an infinite variety of physical work to be done more easily and efficiently by using leverage to amplify force. Sound a bit complicated? In some ways. But in others, it’s a concept simple enough for children to grasp — especially children who visit the Six Simple Machines Discovery Zone, a unique playground and park at the Heritage Farm Museum & Village in West Virginia.

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Learn more about planning a trip to this pioneer village on the Heritage Farm website. The museum is open regularly during the months of May through October and for some limited special events in December. Admission tickets to the farm grounds can be purchased online, and you can even opt to spend the night here at this versatile historic park!

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