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  • Use this image as a point of reference to verify that the students put their V5 Gear Box together correctly.

  • The build takes approximately one hour to complete.

V5 Gear Box

Explore mechanical advantage and gear ratios!

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The Seek section of the STEM Lab asks students to create a build needed for the rest of the Lab. Once the build is finished, students can answer the Exploration questions in this section to get acquainted with the build.

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