Instructional Material: LEGO 100+ Gear Calculator Video

Submitted by Randy Steele on 15 July, 2011 - 11:05
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This YouTube Video tells the story of an ancient Greek celestial calculation machine using precision gearing and a Lego implementation of the same device. It uses 1,500 parts and 110 gears to recreate the Greek invention. This is a great supplement to the Advanced Gearing lesson as it shows how the Greeks used compound gearing to do complex math. Thanks to Mac Jones at Reeve's MS in Olympia, WA for this link.

Material Type: 
Demonstration
Education Level: 
Middle School
High School
Focus Subject: 
Engineering
Mathematics
Robotics Hardware
Technology
HW Platform: 
NXT
SW Platform: 
Any
Interactivity Style: 
Mixed