Last week we build a Fly wheeler. This build had a complex set of gears right at the heart of the set, these took great precision by the whole class to build accurately. The flywheeler used these gears to connect the bottom drag wheels to a set of top wheels. By rolling the car you can speed up the rotation of the top wheels so that when you release the car the top wheels have enough momentum to continuously rotate the main bottom wheels pushing the car forward. The class enjoyed playing with this build afterwards and experimenting with the different sizes of wheels to get the greatest output of distance. Next class we’ll be building a car again but with a few motor upgrades!!!
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