Simple Gear Train
Reference
Vocabulary
Rotation
PLTW
100

name that part: red, handle

hand crank

100

name an automated system in this room

pencil sharpener

100

The driving gear is also know as the...

Input

100

What does rotation mean?

move in a circle

100

True or False? is this a STEM Class?

yes (bonus points, what does StEM stand for?)

200

name that part: black, round, rubber inside

shaft collar

200

Name an automated system in your home

varies

200

Circular Movement

Rotary Motion

200

Where is the Idler gear located?

between the driving and the driven

200

Where is all your work recorded

orange workbook

300

name that part: red, round, with teeth

gears

300

The method a system uses to release data

Output

300

Gear that receives the transmission from the other gears, also know as the output

Driven Gear

300

If the driving gear turns clockwise and there is no Idler gear, what direction does the driven gear turn?

counterclockwise 

300

Name 2 rules of this class

varies

400

name that part: flat, metal, lots of hole

4x16 flat metal

400

The method a system uses to collect data

Input

400

The gear that transmits power and motion to the rest of the system

Driving Gear

400

If there are 3 gears and the middle gear is the input, how many output gears are present?

2

400

what does PLTW stand for

Project Lead the Way

500

name that part: metal, square, fits inside the gear

shaft adapter

500

When a system performs a task with little or no human control

Automation

500

Gear in between the driving and the driven that changes the direction of the rotation

Idler

500

If the driving gear turns clockwise and there is an Idler gear, what direction does the driven gear turn?

clockwise

500

What is the subject being taught

Automation and Robotics

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