THAMES & KOSMOS Simple Machines

Establish a foundation in physics by building models of all six simple machines: levers, pulleys, inclined planes, screws, wedges, and wheels and axles. Assemble and use a spring scale to measure how the machines change the direction and magnitude of forces, making work easier to do.

Ages 8 and up.

Highlights
Through 26 model-building exercises, gain hands-on experience with gears and all six classic simple machines: wheels and axles, levers, pulleys, inclined planes, screws, and wedges.
Durable, modular construction system is compatible with building pieces in other construction, physics, and engineering kits from Thames & Kosmos.
Learn how simple machines are all around us (the flagpole at school, the wheelbarrow in your backyard, the seesaw at the playground!) and how they're used to make complex tasks easier to do.
Includes a specially designed spring scale so that you can measure how the machines change the direction and magnitude of forces.
A 32-page, full-color illustrated manual guides model building with step-by-step instructions and provides fun, engaging scientific information.
Specifications
Suggested Age: 8 Years and Up
CPSC Choking Hazard Warnings: Choking_hazard_small_parts
Educational Focus: Physics
Battery: No Battery Used
TCIN: 83917112
UPC: 814743014145
Origin: imported
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Description
Jumpstart your study of mechanical physics by learning all about simple machines and how they're used to make complex tasks easier to do. Through 26 model-building exercises, you'll investigate all six classic simple machines and wheels and axles, levers, pulleys, inclined planes, screws, and wedges and as well as gears. Start off with simple models to guarantee a firm understanding of the basic principles at play, and then move onto larger, more complex models to push the machines harder and see how they can work together. Also included is a specially designed spring scale so that you can measure how the machines change the direction and magnitude of forces, making work easier to do. With this durable, modular construction system, you can see how the same basic elements combine in different ways to form each machine. The models can be assembled and disassembled again and again; combine the pieces to create your own configurations, limited only by your imagination! In addition to the invaluable hands-on experience you'll get from model building, the 32-page, full-color manual also dives into examples of simple machines in action in everyday life. The seesaw at the playground, the wheelbarrow in your backyard, the flagpole in front of your school and all of these are examples of simple machines in the real world! So start building, investigating, and experimenting to discover how physics is all around us!

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