METHOD

Gears
Discover the basic principles of gears.  Students build a merry-go-round and a fan.  Both models demonstrate how gears can multiple speed.  By counting the number of turns and rotations, students can calculate the gear ratios. 

NOTE:  Designed to be used with students working in pairs. 

Pneumatics
Designed for learning introductory pneumatics.  Students explore the functions of each compressed-air element as they build and operate simple models.  The models include a simple pneumatic circuit, a vertical press, and a scissors lift.  Besides discovering the operation of pneumatic systems, students also work with first, second and third class levers. 

NOTE:  Designed to be used with students working in pairs. 

Science Modules currently available:

1. Chromatography
2. Cookie Mining
3. Crystals
4. Cupcake Core Sampling
5. Erosion in a Bottle
6. Flour Craters
7. Household Contaminants
8. Imitation Silly Putty & Corn Starch
9. Lego® Sets
10. Mining with Peanuts
11. Molecular Models
12. Sound Vibrations
13. Spaghetti Marshmallow Tower Building
14. Sprouts
15. States of Matter 
16. Static Precipitators
17. Surface Tension
18. Titrations
19. Van de Graaff Generator
20. Vortex Mixing
21. Waves, Light and Color

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