Ugears STEM LAB Counter

Develop for yourself an engineering marvel with the UGears STEM LAB Counter. This device counts repetitive actions with a click button and round numbered equipments. You may see somebody using a device like this at the gates of an amusement park or the entranceway of a theater to count the number of people entering. This sort of counter is also an essential part of the modern odometer, found in every vehicle. However, with this home-built model Counter, the limit to its usages is within your imagination.

The counter was first invented in ancient Greece by the mathematician and engineer Hero of Alexandria. The device is managed by a counter button on the top and a turn handle on the side. These turn the round equipments with the numbers 0 to 9 written on them. There are three equipments, so this counter can display any number from 0 to 999. The engineering marvel of the device, terrific for students to learn about, is the Geneva drive that controls the equipments. When counting, the drive will increment the next equipment when the previous reaches 9. When you require to reset the counter, you can do so by opening the front panel and resetting manually.

This model is rated trouble level simple and is terrific for ages 8 and up. It is also accredited by STEM.org as a verified academic product for assisting students learn and develop 21st-century skills. For education functions, the terrific feature of this model is that it can be made either with or without instructions. Provided instructions, assembling a design like this is a great method to teach procedural instructions following and how the maker works. Without instructions, putting together the model resembles solving a puzzle, triggering critical believing skills.

This model has lots of enjoyable applications, as many as you can think about. You could count the number of steps it requires to receive from point A to point B. You could count the number of vehicles that pass in front of your home in an hour. You could keep the counter on your desk and increment the counter every time a task is completed.

It is simple to develop this model right out of the box. Given that the information are already pre-cut, you can simply press them out of the board with no sharp-cutting knives. No glue is essential either. If you want to personalize your Counter, you can paint the wood and add additional creative enjoyable to putting together the device. Everything you require comes in the box, so no extra trips to the hardware or craft shop are essential. Putting together the UGears STEM LAB Counter and discovering its engineering could not be easier. 

Design Size: 5.3 x 2.6 x 4.8 in
Package size: 8.1 x 7.4 x 2.5 in
Number of parts: 157
Level: Easy
Assembly Time: 2 hours
Advised Age: 8+
Kit weight: 1.12 pounds
Maker: UGears