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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 that demonstrates magnetic and gravitational forces
Magnetic Free Fall
Two magnets dropped at the same instant exhibit interesting behavior.
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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