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Carolina® Simple Machines: Wheels, Gears, and Axles Kit

$197.00
(in stock)

Description

Grades 6–12. Introduce your students to wheels and axles, then extend that lesson to provide a basic understanding of gear torque, rotation, and direction change. As student groups build a model car, they soon discover the trade-off between force and speed.

Activities in this kit help you teach the following Next Generation Science Standards®:

  • PS2.A Forces and Motion
  • PS3.B Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer

Kit includes a teacher's manual with reproducible student guide and the materials for 10 groups of 2 to 3 students. Common household tools and classroom supplies are needed but not supplied.

FREE 1-year access to digital resources that support NGSS instruction included.

Specifications

What’s Included:
  • 10 DC Motors
  • 10 Wheels, Gears, and Axles Pack
  • 12 Drinking Straws
  • 10 Cardboard Sheets
  • 10 Single AA Battery Holders
  • 10 Single Pole/Single Throw Knife Switch
  • 10 8-Teeth Pinion Gears
  • 10 10-Teeth Pinion Gears
  • 25 Pipe Cleaners, Assorted Colors
  • 1 Teacher's Manual with Reproducible Student Guide
Needed But Not Included:
  •  Document Camera or Overhead Projector
  • 10 Scissors
  • 10 Rulers (metric or standard)
  • 10 Sharpened Pencils
  • 10 Permanent Markers
  • 10 Timers
  • 10 20- to 30-g Weight Sets (made up of washers, coins, masses, etc.)
  • 5 Screwdrivers (slot head/flat head or Phillips)
  • 3 Needle-Nose Pliers
  • 3 Transparent Tape Dispensers with Tape
  • 3 Small Hammers or Mallets
  • 3 Inclined Planes or Pieces of Corrugated Cardboard (at least 50 cm L x 25 cm W)
  •  Thread or String
Return Policy:

If for any reason you are not satisfied with this item, it is eligible for a return, exchange, refund, or credit up to 180 days from date of purchase. Restrictions may apply. Returns & Exchanges Policy.

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