Thames & Kosmos 620376 Experiment Manual

EXPERIMENT MANUAL

Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Pfizerstr. 5-7, 70184 Stuttgart, Germany | [phone] | www.kosmos.de
Thames & Kosmos, 301 Friendship St., Providence, RI, 02903, USA | 1-800-587-2872 | www.thamesandkosmos.com
Thames & Kosmos UK Ltd, Goudhurst, Kent, TN17 2QZ , United Kingdom | 01580 212000 | www.thamesandkosmos.co.uk

620376-02-150616

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What’s inside your experiment kit:

GOOD TO KNOW!

If you are missing any

parts, please contact Thames & Kosmos

customer service.
US: [e-mail]

UK: [e-mail]

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Checklist: Find – Inspect – Check off

No. Description Qty. Item No.

1 3-hole rod 13
2 3-hole cross rod, orange 8
3 3-hole dual rod, gray 2
4 3-hole wide rounded rod, black 4
5 5-hole rod B, gray 6
6 5-hole rod C, orange 9
7 5-hole dual rod B, gray 2
8 5-hole dual rod C, gray 4
9 7-hole wide rounded rod, black 4
10 7-hole flat rounded rod, black 4
11 11-hole rod 2
12 15-hole dual rod 2
13 Square frame 2
14 Short frame 2
15 90-degree converter X, gray 6
16 90-degree converter Y, gray 6
17 Axle, 35 mm 2
18 Axle, 70 mm 2
19 Axle, 100 mm 2
20 Tube, 20 mm 12
21 Body plate left, orange 3
22 Body plate right, orange 3
23 Body plate left, black 1
24 Body plate right, black 1
25 Side plate 4
26 Small body plate A, black 4

7026-W10 -Q2S2

7026 -W10-X1O

7061- W10- R1S3

7404-W10-C1D

7413-W10-K2S2

7413-W10-K3O1

7026-W10-S2S2

7026-W10-S3S3

7404-W10-C2D

7404-W10-C3D

7413-W10-P1D

7413-W10-H1D

7026-W10-T2D

7413-W10-I1D

7061- W10-J1 S3

7061- W10-J 2S3

7413-W10-O1D

7061- W10- Q1D

7413-W10-L2D

7400-W10-G2D

7392- W10-L1O

7392-W10 -L2O

7392 -W10-L 1TD

7392-W10 -L2TD

7392- W10-M1O

7392-W10 -J1D

You will also need:

2 x AAA batteries (1.5-volt, type AAA/LR03) and

3 x AA batteries (1.5-volt, type AA/LR6)

No. Description Qty. Item No.

27 Small body plate A, orange 2
28 Large body plate 2
29 Small body plate B 2
30 Short anchor pin, blue 59
31 Anchor pin, red 42
32 Long button pin 4
33 Two-to-one converter 4
34 Anchor pin lever 1
35 9-hole rod 2
36 Tire 4
37 Wheel 4
38 Small body plate C, left 2
39 Small body plate C, right 2
40 Flat body plate 2
41 4-hole flat rounded rod, orange 2
42 4-ball joint 2
43 U rod 4
44 IR steering motor box 1
45 4-channel IR remote control unit 1
46 4-channel battery box 1
47 Adjustable gearbox 1
48 Electrostatic sticker sheet 1
49 Green gear for gearbox 1
50 Blue gear for gearbox 2
51 Orange gear for gearbox 1
52 Red gear for gearbox 1

7392-W10 -J1O

7398-W10-C 1TD

7398-W10-C 2TD

7344-W10- C2B

7061- W10- C1R

7061- W10- E1TY

7061-W10-G1D

7061-W10-B1Y

740 7-W10 -C1 D

7407-W10-A1D

740 7-W10 -B1W

740 7-W10 -D2T D

740 7-W10 -D3 TD

740 7-W10 -D1T D

740 7-W10 -F2 O

740 7-W10 -F1O

7407-W10-E1O

7407-W85-A

7407-W85-C-US

7407-W85-D-US

7407-W85-B

R2 0#74 07-US

740 7-W10 -O1G

7407-W10-O2B

740 7-W10 -O3 O

740 7-W10 -O4 R

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TIP!

You will find additional

information in the “Check it out”

sections on pages , , , ,

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Remote-Control Machines: Custom Cars

Safety Information ........................................................... Inside front cover

Kit Contents ...................................................................................................... 

Tips and Tricks ................................................................................................ 

Table of Contents ............................................................................................ 

Introduction

Engineering Different Cars for Different Uses .......................................... 

Race Cars ........................................................................................................ 

Build a model of a sleek race car and a dragster to race around a track.
Learn about the physics of cars and drag racing.

The models:

Sleek race car......................................................................................................... 5

Dragster .................................................................................................................16

Luxury Cars ................................................................................................... 

Construct a luxury super car and learn about how the gears, engines,
and drive shafts of cars work.

The model:

Super car ............................................................................................................... 22

Classic Cars ................................................................................................... 

Build a hot rod and a hot hatchback, and learn about some famous cars
throughout history. Then learn about engineering a race car and build a
speedy go-kart.

The models:

Hot rod ....................................................................................................................32

Hot hatchback ......................................................................................................40

Go-kart .................................................................................................................. 47

Modern Cars .................................................................................................. 

Build a pickup truck and a truck to move cargo around. Then build a
buggy to drive up hills.

The models:

Pickup truck ..........................................................................................................52

Truck ........................................................................................................................ 58

Buggy ......................................................................................................................64

Future Car ....................................................................................................... 

Construct an electric car and learn about some of the features that cars
of the future might have.

The model:

Electric car .............................................................................................................73

Publisher’s Information ................................................... Inside back cover

TIP!

Above each set of assembly

instructions, you will find a red bar:

››› It shows you the difficulty level for

the model’s assembly:

easy medium hard

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SLEEK RACE CAR

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Stickers

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EXPERIMENT 1

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Race Cars

Done!

Building a race track

HERE’S HOW

Have a friend or family member
set up a race course in a room in
your house. He or she can gather
various objects, such as small
cardboard boxes (e.g., tea boxes
and matchboxes), toys, and
empty cans, and place them
around the room. Set up a start
and finish line. Turn on your
model and race around the track
as fast as you can! Take turns
timing each other and see who
can drive the model car around
the track the fastest.

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CHECK IT OUT

The Physics of Cars

ACCELERATION

Acceleration is a change in the

velocity of an object. That means that

the object could be speeding up,
slowing down, or changing direction

and it would be accelerating. The time
it takes for a car to go from 0 to 60

miles per hour is a common measure
of a car’s ability to accelerate.

WORK

The way that physicists define work is different than the

common usage of the word. Work is when a force

causes a displacement in the same direction as the

motion of an object. For example, if you were walking

around at a steady velocity with a box in your arms you

would not be performing work. This is because the force

required to hold up the box points in the upward

direction, while the displacement from your walking

around is in the horizontal direction. However, if you

were to push a box along the floor or lift a box up, you

would be performing work.

FORCE

When a car turns a corner sharply,

accelerates, or decelerates, you feel a push

or a pull on your body. This is because the

car is exerting a force on you. A force is

necessary to make an object move and is

proportional to the amount of mass and

the acceleration of an object. It is very

important for the engineers who design

cars to understand the forces that a car

experiences when in motion. Based on your

experiences, what forces do you think act

on a car when it is moving?

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