Gears & levers

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This 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 students as they deduce the rules of how the machines they build work. The curriculum resource guide explores topics such as force, torque, mechanical advantage, angles, geometry, rations and fractions.