Activity for Workshop Kit Simple Machines活动对于车间设备简单的机器.pdfVIP

Activity for Workshop Kit Simple Machines 2000418 Teacher’s Notes Main Activity: Merry-Go-Round Learning objectives In this activity students will build and test models that use the following techniques associated with gears: • Decreasing speed of rotation • Increasing speed of rotation • Gearing at an angle To perform this activity, students should be familiar with the following vocabulary associated with gears: • Drive gear • Driven gear • To mesh If students have already worked with the principle models, they will already have observed gears, and the terms used in this activity should be familiar to them. Predictions should now be easier to make based on the observations made earlier. If the students have not worked on the principle models, then additional time will be needed, for example to introduce and explain the technical vocabulary used. If additional guidance is required, please turn to the “Gears: Overview” or “Principle Models” sections. Materials required ® • 9689 LEGO Education Simple Machines Set Connect Sam and Sally love going to the fair. The ride they enjoy most is the merry-go-round. Hint It’s such fun to spin around and around, waving to their friends and families! Most of the images used in the material can be found in the file “Images for Do you like merry-go-rounds? Classroom Use” on the CD and are thus What do you enjoy most about them? easy to display in class. Which sim