Ugears STEM LAB Counter

Develop for yourself an engineering marvel with the UGears STEM Laboratory Counter. This device counts repetitive actions with a click button and round numbered equipments. You might see someone utilizing a gadget like this at the gates of an amusement park or the entryway of a theater to count the variety of people getting in. This kind of counter is also an important part of the modern-day odometer, discovered in every cars and truck. However, with this home-built design Counter, the limitation to its uses 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 manage on the side. These turn the round equipments with the numbers 0 to 9 composed on them. There are 3 equipments, so this counter can show any number from 0 to 999. The engineering marvel of the device, excellent for trainees to learn more about, is the Geneva drive that controls the equipments. When counting, the drive will increment the next gear 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 design is ranked problem level simple and is excellent for ages 8 and up. It is also licensed by STEM.org as a validated instructional item for helping trainees discover and develop 21st-century abilities. For education purposes, the excellent feature of this design is that it can be made either with or without directions. Provided directions, creating a model like this is a terrific method to teach procedural direction following and how the machine works. Without directions, putting together the design is like resolving a puzzle, triggering crucial thinking skills.

This design has a lot of fun applications, as numerous as you can consider. You could count how many steps it requires to receive from point A to point B. You could count the variety of automobiles that pass in front of your home in an hour. You could keep the counter on your desk and increment the counter whenever a task is completed.

It is simple to build this design right out of the box. Since the information are already pre-cut, you can merely press them out of the board without any sharp-cutting knives. No glue is needed either. If you would like to customize your Counter, you can paint the wood and include additional creative fun to putting together the device. Everything you require is available in the box, so no extra trips to the hardware or craft store are needed. Putting together the UGears STEM LAB Counter and discovering its engineering could not be much easier. 

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