Description: As part of the class students experiment with wheels, gear ratios, and energy transmission by building tricycles, bicycles, cars, and motors.

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Cambrian Go-Karts

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Class Experiments

The following experiments will be demonstrated as part of this class:


	Title: Turn corners with gears Created: 2009-01-13 05:37:03 Overview: Can gears turn corners? In a car you have energy coming from the engine of a car. Sometimes that eng...

	Title: Build a Tricycle Created: 2009-01-13 05:48:46 Overview: Whoever invented the wheel was a genius. Live without is hard to imagine. Put together a little tric...

	Title: Make a Crank Created: 2008-12-18 14:25:29 Overview: Have you ever visited an old mill? If so you might be familiar with the use of gears. Gears are used...

	Title: What is a gear wheel? Created: 2008-12-23 21:54:28 Overview: When you turn a gear wheel, you can use it to transfer the motion or the force that you apply to it ...

	Title: Directions of Gear Wheels Created: 2009-01-07 13:35:08 Overview: In what directions do gear wheels turn? Try this fun experiment to see yourself.

	Title: Build a simple Car Steering Created: 2009-01-13 06:02:37 Overview: With an adult take a look at a car's underside. You might be able to see that the steering wheel is ...

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Mike and Maxi - The Story

Time to relax

Finally, a sunny day at Science Castle: Today we find our little heroes doing - well - not much. Instead of exploring, they are lying next to the swimming pool at the Science Castle luscious garden. "Gee, am I glad that this h ...

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