The next simple machines we build are to help us understand wheels and axles and how well they work together – or maybe they don’t always…lets see!
First build the basic model
Adding wheels to both ends of the same axle
Wheels on a shared axle
Wheel with an independent axle
Pushing with wheels on the same axle
Cornering with wheels on the same axle is much more difficult!
Writing up our observations on wheels and axles
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