Overview:
The goal of this lesson is to give students some additional hands-on experience with the NXT kits parts and introduce the idea of gear trains (which is explored in more detail in the Getting in Gear lesson).
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
1. Describe how the relative size of the gears on a crank and a wheel in a gear train determine performance
2. Relate the gear train behavior to the example of a bicycle on a hill
Instruction Guide:
Primary Instructional Material:
Differentiated Instruction Material: Supplemental:
Education Level:
Middle School [4]
High School [5]
Scope & Sequence:
Engineering [6]
Focus Subject:
Engineering [7]
HW Platform:
Any [9]
SW Platform:
Any [10]
Interactivity Style:
Mixed [11]
Clone Of:
