Classroom mode

Run it in class

Can the tiny fast output start the same heavy crate as the big slow output?

Show of hands — before you project anything

Why must a 6-tooth output loop three times when an 18-tooth driver turns once?

  • A Way more than you'd guess
  • B About what you'd guess
  • C Way less than you'd guess

Count the votes out loud. Hold them to it — then watch.

Project it (fullscreen)

Discussion prompts

  • Why must a 6-tooth output loop three times when an 18-tooth driver turns once?
  • Why would showing a force meter before the prediction make the load test weaker learning?
  • Which real losses make an actual gear train differ from the ideal model?

Where it shows up in real life

  • A bicycle shifting between different sprocket sizes
  • Clock hands driven at different turning rates by a gear train
  • A hand drill or egg beater whose crank turns a smaller gear

A prediction-first worksheet — no answer key.

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