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This is an activity about inertia, Newton's First Law of Motion. Learners will discover how an egg at rest, or any object at rest, stays that way. Materials are simple items you can find around the house, and the instructions include ideas for doing the same experiment with alternate supplies. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org. Activity write-up only, images are unavailable.]
- 5 to 10 minutes
- 10 to 30 minutes
- $1 - $5 per group of students
- Ages 8 - 14
- Activity
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per group of students)
- 1 broom
- 1 glass
- water
- 1 egg
- 1 pie pan (disposable works well)
- 1 empty toilet paper roll
Subjects
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Physical Sciences
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Energy
- Potential and Kinetic Energy
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Motion and Forces
- Newton's Laws
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Energy
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- be mobile
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
Source Collection
- TryScience
Rights:
- All rights reserved, St. Louis Science Center,