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This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: Design a catapult Experiment with the catapult – What is the force needed to reach the furthest distance? Steps: Remember: colors of rods and other pieces may vary kit contains small pieces and may be a choking hazard, intended for ages 6+

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Skyscraper

This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: Can you use only 10 spools and 11 blue rods to build a highest building that can stand alone Use any combination of spool and rod to create a skyscraper. Remember: colors of rods and other pieces may vary kit contains small pieces and may be a choking...

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The Great Escape and Run Away

This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: 1. Let the kids explore with inclined plane s, wheel and axle. 2. Explore the basic condition to allow the girl to slide from one side to another 3. Explore the basic condition to make the girl slide safely without falling down along the way. Steps: Great...

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Ferris Wheel

This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: 1. Learn that complex machines like a ferris wheel makes use of the simple machine – wheel and axle. 2. Incorporate gear train into ferris wheel, the wheel is turning when we turn a small handle! (Transfer the force of turning the handle to turn the wheel)...

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Crane and Dump Truck

This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Steps: Crane Dump Truck Remember: colors of rods and other pieces may vary kit contains small pieces and may be a choking hazard, intended for ages 6+

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Spinning Wheel

This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: 1. Make a spinning wheel from the Sun and planet gear model. 2. Learn to know how the Sun and planet gear model in apply in our daily life. Steps: Remember: colors of rods and other pieces may vary kit contains small pieces and may be a choking...

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Sun and Planet Model

This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: 1. Learn to know that the Earth revolves around the Sun and rotates by itself at the same time. The Moon also turns around the Earth and rotates by itself at the same time. 2. Learn to use Noggin BuilderZ to construct a Sun and planet gear model. Steps: Sun...

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Gear Train

This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: 1. Construct many little gear models 2. Connect the little gear module using 2 end pins 3. Join as many little gear models to become a gear train, it can be joined in different directions Steps: When there are more than 2 gears, the gears in between is called...

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Gear Down

This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: With the DRIVER as green gear 12T and DRIVEN as red gear 36T The GEAR RATION is 1/3 (green gear makes 3 turns and red gear only makes 1 turn) SPEED is 3 times slower TORQUE is 3 times more (use less effort to drive heavy load) Gearing Down reduces speed and...

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Gear Up

This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: With the DRIVER as red gear 36T and DRIVEN as green gear 12T The GEAR RATION is 3/1 (red gear makes only 1 turn and green gear makes 3 turns) SPEED is 3 Times slower TORQUE is 3 Times Less Gearing Up increases speed and reduces torque GOING DOWN HILL LOAD is...

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Introduction to Gears

This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: 1. Learn what is a gear 2. Learn how to name the gears by its number of teeth 3. Learn how to name a gear (Driver, Driven, Idler Gear) by its position in a gear train 4. Learn how to increase, reduce speed, change direction with gears 5. Learn how...

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Flag Pole

This activity was taken from the Noggin BuilderZ advanced activity book Objectives: 1. Learn to know the things that use pulleys in our daily life. 2. Learn to make a flag pole using Noggin BuilderZ. 3. Explore different ways of making a flag pole. 4. Use imagination and creativity to design your own unique flag pole. 5. Artistic...

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