Highlights:
The Simple Machines Add-On Kit enables young collaborators to mechanize their Rigamajig Basic Builder Kit, making simple or complex systems that exemplify the principles of mechanics, direction, and force.
Created and designed from educators’ feedback, our Simple Machines Add-On Kit expands the Rigamajig Basic Builder Kit to provide an additional perspective and range of STEAM-based discovery, tinkering, and exploration!
Curriculum or Lesson Topics:
Simple Machines & Mechanical Advantage: How inclined planes, pulleys, gears, wheels, and axles work together to make work easier.
Direction and Transfer of Force: How rotational energy, linear motion, and tension are transferred through mechanical links, pulleys, and belts.
Systems & Mechanization: Converting static wooden structures built with the base kit into dynamic, moving systems.
Engineering Design Process: Iterative building, troubleshooting mechanical friction, testing gear ratios, and optimizing simple contraptions.
Physics & Motion: Fundamental principles including cause and effect, gravity, torque, velocity, and leverage.
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What’s Included:
Contains 78 parts, including gears, racks, pulley wheels, pulley belts, axles, cranks, handles, and more.
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Special Notes and Considerations:
PLEASE NOTE: This is an add-on to the Rigamajig Basic Builder Kit. This item is NOT compatible with Rigamajig Junior.
