Learning Objectives
Identify how pulleys and gears simplify our daily lives
Understand the evolving history of pulleys and gears
Identify the types of gears in a gear train: driver, idler, and follower
Develop an understanding of force
Demonstrate how pulley systems and how a gear train functions
Curriculum Connections
The program directly relates to Ontario’s Grade 4: Science & Technology strand, Understanding Structures & Mechanisms: Pulleys & Gears , and Grade 4: Social Studies: Grade: Heritage and Identity: Early Societies to 1500 CE