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Physics Tug of War
Learners set up books with rubber bands stretched between the books. When two identical books are stretched apart and released, they move back toward each other an equal distance.
Watch It Fly
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Learners observe projectile motion by launching wooden balls off of a table top. They set up a rubber-band launcher so that each ball experiences a consistent amount of force.
Magnetic Pendulum
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In this activity about magnetism (page 15 of the PDF), learners will explore how opposite and similar magnetic poles affect a swinging (pendulum) magnet.
Gymnast
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In this physics activity, learners build a toy with a figure that spins around like a gymnast on the high bar.
Airboat
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In this activity related to Newton's Laws of Motion, learners build a boat powered by a propeller in the air.