KNX78620

Grades 3 - 5 In Stock Now!

Build 7 different real-world models one at a time. Set includes building instructions for each model with real-life photo and key facts. Models demonstrate how a wheel turns an axle, how an axle turns a wheel, inclined plane, screw, and wedge. 194 pieces support 3 students working in a team; grades 3-5.

• Test Models and identify whether the wheel turns the axle or the axle turns the wheel
• Identify key parts of the wheel and axle system
• Discuss how a handle acts like a wheel
• Discuss whether wheel and axle system increases applied force or distance traveled
• Discuss how the size of the wheel and axle affect the work performed
• Identify appropriate places where wheel and axle are used
• Identify and differentiate inclined plane, wedge and screw and test them to determine how they operate
• Compare and contrast how these different machines function and determine why they are categorized together
• Identify how inclined planes, screws and wedges make work easier
• Identify appropriate places where inclined planes, wedges and screws are used

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