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Product tested;Stockist, price and contact number Idea Factory Gears & Pulleys by Learning resources

Idea Factory Gears & Pulleys by Learning resources

Available from

Playgear (020 8882 1293)

Cost: 16.95

Details;How it is made and what it can do

Developed by the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, this Gears & Pulleys set consists of plastic cogs, two plastic foam base boards, axle pegs, pulley attachments and elastic band belts. An accompanying leaflet suggests ways to use the set, and poses questions for children to answer using their observations: for example, they are told to set up a three-gear configuration and then asked whether the gears all turn in the same direction.

Verdict;Our tester's report on the product in action

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