NGSS Alignment: PS2: Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions | Exploratorium

Science activity using a balancing ball to demonstrate the Bernoulli principle

Suspend a ball in a stream of air.

Science activity demonstrating balance and the center of gravity

Balancing Stick

Does it matter which end is up?

Science activity demonstrating the Bernoulli principle

Bernoulli Levitator

Suspend an object in the air by blowing down on it.

Science activity demonstrating angular momentum

Bicycle Wheel Gyro

A bicycle wheel acts like a giant gyroscope.

Science activity that experiments with rocket designs and a PVC launcher

Bottle Blast Off

Ready for liftoff? Launch rockets with your own launcher!

Science activity to build a rubber-band-powered rolling plastic water bottle

Build a rubber-band-powered rolling plastic water bottle.

Science activity that demonstrates center of gravity

Center of Gravity

Balance a checkbook using the physics method.

Science activity that demonstrates electrostatic charge

Charge and Carry

Store up an electric charge, then make sparks.

Science activity that demonstrates a magnetic field created by electromagnet

Circles of Magnetism

Make a magnetic field that's stronger than Earth's.

Science activity that demonstrates fluid pressure and buoyancy

Condiment Diver

As René Descartes (almost) said, "I sink, therefore I am."

Science activity that demonstrates conductivity of solutions

Conductivity Meter

Make a conductivity meter and let your electrolytes shine.

Science activity that demonstrates resonance in a pendulum

Coupled Resonant Pendulums

Two pendulums influence each other’s motion to create Intriguing patterns.