Concepts:
- Gears
- Gear Teeth and Meshing
- Gear Roles: Leader/Driver, Follower/Driven, Idler
- Force and Load
- Gearing Up
- Gearing Down
- Gear Ratios
Experience Sequence:
- Pass out the Kits and Placemats
- Ask students to lay out pieces on their placemats (this allows them to check their kits and learn some labels/terms)
- Walk students through the building and discussion of 3 models and the associated concepts
- Optional: Kahoot Quiz on Concepts and Terms
- Optional: Small groups work together to combine kits and make complex gear assemblies
- Ask students to lay out pieces on their placemats (this gets each kit back in order)
- Mentor checks placemats and collects all kits