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Gears and pulleys – True or false

K - 5th
True or false ... Gears give a mechanical advantage?
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Learning Points
Gears can be


used to gain mechanical advantage.
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Instructional Video0:34
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Gears and pulleys – Jigsaw

K - 5th
What is it? ... It's a pulley!
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A Twig Tidbit Film - Jigsaw. An image is slowly revealed as pieces of the jigsaw are removed. The children...
Instructional Video1:14
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Gears and pulleys – Spot the...

K - 5th
Six different clips are shown, five showing examples of the use of pulleys ... can you spot them?
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A Twig Tidbit Film - Spot the Difference....
Instructional Video0:44
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Gears and pulleys – Did you know?

K - 5th
Did you know that a seesaw, a wheelbarrow and a fishing rod are all types of lever?
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Learning Points
A lever is a stif
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bar that...
Instructional Video3:33
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Cycling to school

K - 5th
Discover how bike gears make pedalling easier.
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Learning Points

G

ears make pedalling a bike easier.


A Twig...
Instructional Video3:01
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How to Clean a Bike Chain

9th - Higher Ed
Howcast -Learn how to clean a bike chain with a degreaser or cleaner and either wet lube or dry lube from expert Jesse McDonough in this Howcast video.
Instructional Video4:10
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Compound Machines

3rd - 8th
Dr. Forrester describes compound machines and the simple machines that make them.
Instructional Video2:47
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How the Egyptians built the pyramids

K - 5th
Discover how a simple system of pulleys helped the Egyptians build some of the wonders of the world.
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Learning Points
Pulleys...
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Levers

K - 5th
Investigate how levers make work easier.
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Learning Points
A lever is


a machine that makes work easier.


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Instructional Video8:28
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Induction Motor Basics

Higher Ed
In this video, we'll explore the basics of induction motors. We'll cover topics like the theory behind induction motors, the different types of induction motors, and how induction motors work.
Lesson Plan
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Six Kinds Do It All

2nd - 6th Standards
Teach young engineers that all machines, no matter how complicated or complex, are made up of just six simple devices with this hands-on physical science instructional activity. Using the included templates, young scholars first...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Simple Machines and Mechanical Advantage

10th - Higher Ed
In this machines instructional activity, students review the six simple machines and how to calculate mechanical advantage. Students complete 8 matching, 16 fill in the blank, and 6 problems to solve.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Simple Machines and Mechanical Advantage

7th - 10th
For this simple machines science worksheet, students read about simple machines, mechanical advantages, calculating mechanical advantage, output force versus input force, and distance effort versus distance of resistance. Then students...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Can You Label the Spit?

2nd - 4th
For this rod worksheet, students label the following parts on a spit in the boxes provided: shaft, gears, pulleys, roasting spit and chains.

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