The LEGO technic idea book
(Book)

Contains ideas and visual instructions for building simple machines using LEGO gears and bricks.

v.1 Gears -- Shafts and connectors -- Gear combinations -- Gears in a turntable -- Gears in series -- Angled gears -- Worm drives -- Chains and treads -- Rubber bands -- Rack-and-pinion gears -- Moving to and fro -- Moving freely -- Going the distance -- Motors and gears -- Building in any direction -- Strong combinations -- Two simple chassis -- Doors -- Pulley systems -- Rubber band power -- More uses for gears -- Making music.

v.2. Motorcars -- Cars that spin something -- Cars that move something -- Differential gears -- Steering -- Suspension -- Combining vehicles with different bases -- Reversing after bumping a wall -- Using pullback and windup springs -- Transmissions -- Cool cars.

v.3. Four-legged walkers -- Six-legged walkers -- Two-legged walkers -- Using wind -- Using weights -- Movement through vibration -- Using springs -- Using magnets -- Using lights -- Using pneumatics -- Using solar panels -- Chairs and tables -- Off-center axis of rotation -- Intermittent movement -- Changeover mechanisms -- Changeover by switching a motor's rotational direction -- Mystery.

Young Adult,Follett Library Resources.

Accelerated Reader AR