SIMPLE COMPOUND MACHINES Pre-Assessment
Follow this link and begin to create an understanding on gears. Each subsequent heading relates directly to this entire project. Each heading is linkable with the bullets below representing the main topics discussed.
GEARS GEARS & MORE GEARS PP 
Simple Machines ---A Review
- A review of the simple machines
Please follow the links below and explore gearing, compound
machines, gear ratio and work/power concepts. Each link will bring you through a short activity guiding you towards mastering each concept.
Work VS. Power we will complete this as a class
- Work Vs. Power what does this mean?
- How to calculate (W)ork
- How to calculate (P)ower
- Calculating power in rotational mechanisms
- Complete the Work power, Horse power experiment
Gears a Historical Perspective Information on the history and components of a gear.
Gear Nomenclature
What is Torque
- What is torque?
- How to calculate torque?
- Calculating for Horsepower RPM and torque.
1)Gear Ratio Concepts
2)Gear Ratio Concepts #2 Dynamic science
- Focus on the relationship of Input and out put gears.
- Relationships of distances traveled for input and output gears.
- Ratio vs. Circumference
- Number of rotations.
