Published in Science at Home and Lesson Plans.
Tags: centripetal acceleration, centripetal force, circular motion, dynamics, force, inertia, kinematics, mechanics, normal force, physics, rotational motion.
Materials
- 24 inches of string per student
- plastic cup, one per student
- hand held one hole punch
- water
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Published in Science at Home and Lesson Plans.
Tags: dynamics, free body diagrams, friction, frictional force, gravitational force, kinematics, kinetic friction, mechanics, mu, Newton, Newtons laws, normal force, physics, static, static friction.
Materials
- Binders, cardboard, sheet metal, plastic, cardboard, sandpaper, glass etc. Any book sized flat surface for students to investigate the co-efficient of friction of
- Protractors, one per group
- Objects to place on the books (like their sneakers) pens, pencils, erasers, rulers, ice cubes etc.
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