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Wide World of Gears
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Yuvienco, Carlo |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | In an interactive and game-like manner, students learn about the mechanical advantage that is offered by gears. The system presented is of two motorized racing cars built using the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® robotics platform. In an interactive and game-like manner, students learn about the mechanical advantage that is offered by gears. By virtue of the activity's mechatronics presentation, students learn to study a mechanical system as a dynamic system under their control as opposed to a static image. The system presented is of two motorized racing cars built using the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® robotics platform. The altered variable between the two systems is the gear train; one is geared up for speed and the other is geared down for torque. Students collect and analyze data to reinforce particular aspects and effects of mechanical advantage. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado Polytechnic Institute of New York University |
| Subject Keyword | Physical Science Science and Technology Robot Mechanical Advantage Data Collection |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class III Class IV Class V |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics Technical |
