View item in the U of T Libraries catalogueThis set explores principals such as mechanical advantage, torque, and rotating motion are illustrated with practical hands-on investigations. Ratios, angles, and the geometry of the circle become "real" to…
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The Gears at Work kit provides students with the opportunity to learn about how gears and pulleys interact to transfer force and motion. In addition to a set of gears, the kit contains an activity guide and…
View item in the U of T Libraries catalogueA hands-on kit for learning about transport vehicles - their history and use - about energy, technology and machines, history, the study of varied cultures, communication, math and more.Includes 800-piece…
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Students use the set to build and investigate three classes of levers.
Teacher's guide provides information about levers, simple hands-on lever activities, drawings of possible solutions, and…
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Students define a gear and build models to investigate gearing up, gearing down, compound gearing, changing the rotation through an angle, and color mixing.
Teacher's guide provides information…
View this item in the U of T Libraries catalogueStudents define a pulley and build models to investigate belt drives, gearing down, compound belt drives, changing the direction of rotation, fixed and moveable pulleys, and the concept of the pawl and…
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This open-activity kit encourages learning and experimenting with the fundamentals of building pulleys, belts, vertical to horizontal gear configurations, and much more. Designed to engage children in the…