| Balancing birds |
Investigate centre of balance in these objects |
| Balloon skewer |
Investigate tension in a balloon and dispel this experiment as 'magical' |
| Blow them apart balloons |
Try to blow the two balloons apart.. impossible due to the low pressure created |
| Bouncing frogs |
Push them down to make the jump |
| Candle see-saw |
Watch the candle move back and forth due to changes in mass |
| CD spin |
Create spinning CD's on a string... they look like UFOs and demonstrate rotational inertia |
| Colour change spin ball |
Throw the ball straight up in the air and it doesn't change but if you make it spin it does change. Work out why... |
| Energy pop balls |
Store energy in the balls and then watch them push down to fly up! |
| Film cannister rockets |
Use a chemical reaction to build up the pressure that launches the rocket |
| Force syringes |
Push on one syringe and watch the other one move... measure the difference |
| Flying prop tops |
Give them some initial force to make them fly |
| Gyro ring |
Investigate friction and kinetic energy with this addictive toy |
| Gyroscope |
Balance the spinning gyroscope on a small stand |
| Impossible puff |
Try to blow the ping pong ball out of the funnel... impossible due to pressure |
| Marble bearing |
Create a simple bearing model that reduces friction |
| Marching Bean |
march the bean down the ramp. Why does the peculiar movement happen? |
| Media File |
A series of digital movies on how to use the equipment. Use these in conjunction with a interactive whiteboard as a classroom demonstration |
| Mini Air Rocket |
Launch it high! |
| Mini Kite |
Investigate flight with this simple kite |
| Mystery sticks |
Rub the wooden bumps with the stick and watch the propeller turn. |
| Paper clip water strider |
Use surface tension forces to float a paper clip. How can you ruin the surface? |
| Plate on a stick |
Use gyroscopic forces to spin the plate on the stick |
| Pin Art |
Push on the nails to create a picture |
| Spinning balloons |
Give them force to send them into a spin! |
| Tornado in a bottle x 3 |
Create a tornado in a bottle |
| Upside-down water cup |
Use atmospheric pressure to keep the water inside the cup |
