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STEM Building Solution La Solution de STEM INTRODUCTION TO Models! SIMPLE MACHINES: Modéles! WHEELS & AXLES AND ‡ INCLINED PLANES L’INTRODUCTION DES MACHINES SIMPLES : ROUES ET DES ESSIEUX ET DES NIVEAUX INCLINÉS EDUCATION.COM 78620 AGE/ÂGE ALTER/LEEFTIJD WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
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WARNING: Not suitable for children under 18 months. Long cord/Long chain. Strangulation hazard. AVERTISSEMENT : Ne convient pas aux enfants de moins de 18 mois. Longue corde/Longue chaîne. Risque d’étranglement. ACHTUNG: Nicht geeignet für Kinder unter 18 Monate. Lange Schnur / Lange Kette. Strangulierungsgefahr. WAARSCHUWING: Niet geschikt voor kinderen onder de 18 maanden.
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A well uses a wheel and axle to pull buckets of water up from the bottom of a hole. The wheel is the handle you turn in a circle. The axle is the rod across the top that the rope winds around. As you turn the handle in a big circle, the axle turns in a small circle.
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A paddleboat uses a wheel and axle to help it move across the water. The wheel is attached to the axle. The boat’s engine turns the axle, which makes the big wheel turn. The engine uses a lot of force to turn the axle. For each full turn, the axle turns in a small circle and the wheel turns in a big circle.
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The steering wheel in a car is a wheel and axle. The steering wheel does not actually turn the tires of the car. It turns the steering column (the axle) that works with the machinery inside the car to turn the wheels. It would be very hard to turn the small steering column itself while driving.
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Ramps are inclined planes – sloped, flat surfaces that may or may not be smooth. When you move an object along an inclined plane, you use less force than if you lifted it straight up or put it straight down. However, you have to travel a longer distance to get it to the same place.
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A wedge is a special kind of inclined plane made of two flat slopes, back to back. When you hammer the splitting wedge into a crack in the log, the wood on the sides of the wedge spread apart. The further you push the wedge into the log, the bigger the crack gets until the log breaks.
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Gently push upward and twist the flexible green rods as ( EN ) The drill bit on the hand drill is you attach them to the small green rods. a screw. A screw is a rod with an Poussez les tiges flexibles vertes doucement vers inclined plane spiraled around ( FR ) le haut en les attachant aux petite tiges vertes.
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EDUCATION.COM @knex facebook.com/knexeducation K’NEX Building Basics To begin your model, find the 1 and follow the numbers. Each piece has its own shape and color. Just look at the pictures, find the pieces in your set that match and then connect them together.