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Every gear has a job to do
Have you ever tried to beat egg whites or pancake mix
with a fork? It takes a lot of time and energy to turn
the egg whites into fluffy foam and beat the lumps out
of the pancake batter. Gears can make these jobs
easier and faster.An eggbeater and a manual hand
mixer both use crown gears.The upright gears make it
easy for you to turn the crank.The other gears lay flat,
so they can turn the beaters around and around in the
bowl.
1. As you turn the crank on your Eggbeater,
look at the direction the Gears turn.
Would this tool work as well if it used
spur gears? Explain.
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a.
Fill a bowl or laundry tub about
6 centimeters deep with water.Then, add
a small amount of dish soap. Use a spoon
to stir the mixture.Time how long it takes
to cover the surface of the water with
bubbles.
b.
Now, start over with new water and
soap.Try stirring the mixture with your
Eggbeater. How long does it take to cover
the water surface with bubbles when you
use the Eggbeater? Which tool is best for
the job? Why?
3. Observe the rotating motion of the
beaters when you turn the crank. Do the
beaters turn in the same or opposite
directions? If the beaters turned differently,
do you think they would work better?
Why or why not? Explain your answer.
4. Write an ad describing this handy, time-
saving tool.Then illustrate and design an
advertisement for your Eggbeater.
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The Eggbeater
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