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November 12, 2022
FUN Gears for Kids Lesson with Hands-on Activities

FUN Gears for Kids Lesson with Hands-on Activities

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This week we took a closer look at the simple machine gears for kids. This gear simple machine lesson helps kids learn how do gears work and how are they used with fun, engaging simple machine projects. This lesson on what do gears do is perfect for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students.

This week we took a closer look at the simple machine gears for kids. This gear simple machine lesson helps kids learn how do gears work and how are they used with fun, engaging simple machine projects. This lesson on what do gears do is perfect for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade students.

Gears for Kids

Next up in our simple machines for kids unit is studying about gears for kids. In this science lesson for preschoolers, kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 students you will learn what do gears do. We will used some fun gear books, gears project for kids, and explore with hands-on activities.

How do gears work for kids

A gear is a wheel with teeth that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

gears handson activities for kids

Gears activities

First we used My First Clock kit. The kit was a quick to assemble project that demonstrated gears and how clocks work. Kids put this entire clock together and then get to enjoy this clock them made.

This was a REALLY cool activity.

hands on gears activities using kinex

Interactive gears activities

The kids really enjoyed the 7 hands on projects in our K’NEX Education – Intro To Simple Machines: Gears kit. These working machines really helped the kids understand various practical uses for gears.
We also learned that the bigger the difference between the different gear sizes the quicker the machine could go.

We also played with Gears! Gears! Gears!. Unlike the other gears projects we did, this one had not instructions to follow. The kids were able to create their own projects and figure out how to make it work.
wall of gears

Gears lesson

At the end of our unit we were lucky enough to be able to take a little bit of a drive to the Museum of Science & Industry. The kids area had a wonderful area for kids to explore including various simple machines. The kids enjoyed the gear wall that if put together correctly, would make a hammer strike.

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Simple Machines for Kids

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Beth Gorden

Beth Gorden is the creative multi-tasking creator of 123 Homeschool 4 Me. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create hands-on learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning FUN! With over 20 years educating children, she has created over 1 million pages of printables to help teach kids alphabet, math, science, English grammar, history, and so much more! Beth is also the creator of 2 additional sites with even more educational activities and FREE printables – www.kindergartenworksheetsandgames.com and www.preschoolplayandlearn.com. Beth studied at the University of Northwestern where she got a double major to make her effective at teaching children while making education FUN!

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