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Exhibits

Spinning Blackboard

Use your hands and tools to create unexpected patterns in the sand.

Where: This exhibit is not currently on view.

Exhibit Developer: Allan Wilson

Phenomena: Motion: Rotational Motion, Frame of Reference

Keywords: patterns, rotation, sand, spinning

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Science activity that explores unexpected patterns

Spinning Blackboard

Create graceful loops and spirals by drawing on a spinning disk.

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Spinning Cylinder

Make a stationary triangle appear on a spinning wheel.