Lesson: EV3 - Getting in Gear

Overview: 
The goal of this lesson is to explore the use of gears to tradeoff between speed and power(torque) in a robot design. Students learn about gearing up, gearing down and calculating gear ratios. There is also an extended lesson on compound gear ratios for advanced students.
Objectives: 

Student will be able to:

1. Explain the behavior of a two-gear gear train

2. Calculate the gear ratio of a two-gear gear train

3. Describe gearing-up and gearing-down in terms of speed and power

Instruction Guide: 
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Education Level: 
Middle School
High School
Scope & Sequence: 
Mathematics
Focus Subject: 
Engineering
Mathematics
HW Platform: 
EV3
SW Platform: 
Any
Interactivity Style: 
Mixed
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