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Snacks tagged with "gravity"

Science activity that experiments with rocket designs and a PVC launcher
Bottle Blast Off

Ready for liftoff? Launch rockets with your own launcher!

Falling Feather

Prove to yourself that Galileo was right.

Science activity that demonstrates calculating the acceleration of gravity using simple materials
Falling for Gravity

“g,” that’s interesting! Investigating gravity.

Science activity creating music with gravity
Falling Rhythm

Listen to the rhythm of falling weights.

Science activity using levitating magnets to model Earth’s atmosphere
Magnetic Atmosphere Model

Levitating magnets show how the Earth’s atmosphere stacks up.

Science activity to make a parachute out of simple materials
Parachute Plummet

Launch parachutes to see how they fall.

Science activity that investigates motion through position, speed, and acceleration
Slow Your Roll

Use a slow-moving wheel to investigate position, speed, and acceleration.

Science activity that explores tidal patterns
Tide-O-Matic

Explore the influence of the Sun and Moon on our tides.

Science activity that demonstrates components of force and motion
Vector Toy

Components of force make a toy walk and stop at just the right time.

Science activity that demonstrates the force of pressure in a vortex
Vortex

Whirling water creates a tornado in a bottle.

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