How It Works

Gears, circuits and levers: work out which way a gear spins, whether the bulb lights, and where the blocks go to balance the beam.

Animals, Planets & Machines · Grades 1–4 · 8 levels · Free

8 levels

  1. Which way does it turn?
  2. Longer trains and loops
  3. Will the bulb light?
  4. How many bulbs light?
  5. Balance the lever
  6. Count what the machine does
  7. Teeth and turns
  8. How it works, timed

What it practises

  • How Machines Work
  • Gear and Lever Ratios

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