mmmm... Appetizers
These Physics Appetizers are designed to be an intro to a part of physics known as mechanics, or how things move and interact at a human scale. Each of these challenges will hopefully get you thinking and wondering about physics.
1. Balancing Sculpture
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Make a balancing sculpture with 10 unique objects. Make 3 different sculptures.
Take a picture of the objects you use, and take pictures of your sculptures. Create a summary of what you learned while making them. |
These are the 10 objects I chose
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2. Arches
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Use objects around you to make 3 different arches. Make sure it is actually an arch. Take pictures of the arches you make and when you finish, write a summary of what you learned while making them. Resources: Arches Video (recommended) Arches Article |
The best arch I made used books.
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My PTIL for arches
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3. Inertia
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Replicate the Coin Drop trick at home. You need a cup, some quarters and a piece of paper. Once you are successful, riff on the Coin Drop by making your own version of an inertia-dependent trick. Take pictures
Draw a diagram of your version of the Coin Drop trick and write about what you learned. More info about the Coin Drop Good Inertia resource |
Set up for the Cup and Quarter trick
For my version, the table is the "Cup" and the jar of dice is the "Quarters"
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