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AfterSchool Activities: Jitterbug Activity: Introduction (Clip)
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00:01:32
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An introduction to the jitterbug, a simple motorized toy made of a recycled CD and a DC motor.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: electricity, electric motor, toy, curcuit, rotational vibration, spinning, shimmy, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: electricity, electric motor, toy, curcuit, rotational vibration, spinning, shimmy, afterschool
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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AfterSchool Activities: Jitterbug Activity: Step-by-Step Demonstration (Clip)
Running Time:
00:10:57
00:10:57
A detailed demonstration of how to make this toy, including a discussion of materials needed.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: electricity, electric motor, toy, curcuit, rotational vibration, spinning, shimmy, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: electricity, electric motor, toy, curcuit, rotational vibration, spinning, shimmy, afterschool
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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AfterSchool Activities: Jitterbug Activity: What's Going On (Clip)
Running Time:
00:01:41
00:01:41
The science behind this toy, including a discussion of how electric circuits work, and how an unbalanced load (an off-center weight on your jitterbug) results in rotational vibration.
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: electricity, electric motor, toy, curcuit, rotational vibration, spinning, shimmy, afterschool
Project: AfterSchool Activities | Browse All
Date: January 13, 2008
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): General Science
Keywords: electricity, electric motor, toy, curcuit, rotational vibration, spinning, shimmy, afterschool
| Links: | Download activity instructions | Download concept map | Going further |
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California State Yo-Yo Championships: The Science of the Yo-Yo (Webcast)
Running Time:
00:37:16
00:37:16
The Exploratorium's Ron Hipschman shows how a double disk with a string attached is a great way to study the physics of motion. Then Captain Yo and Doc Popular astound with amazing yo-yo tricks.
Project: California State Yo-Yo Championships at the Exploratorium | Browse All
Date: September 8, 2007
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: yo-yo, spinning, discs, motion, physics, string, tricks, yoyo
Project: California State Yo-Yo Championships at the Exploratorium | Browse All
Date: September 8, 2007
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Physics
Keywords: yo-yo, spinning, discs, motion, physics, string, tricks, yoyo
| Links: | 2007 California State Yo-Yo Championships |
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