Fork it Over

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This is an activity about center of gravity. Learners will balance a fork on a glass by finding its center of gravity. Take the activity further by investigating other objects' center of gravity, and your own by trying to do a handstand. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org. Activity write-up only, images are unavailable.]

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
Under 5 minutes
Learning Time:
5 to 10 minutes
Estimated Materials Cost:
1 cent - $1 per student
Age Range:
Ages 6 - 11
Resource Type:
Activity
Language:
English

Materials List (per student)

  • Two metal forks
  • Modeling clay
  • Flat toothpick
  • A drinking glass or wide mouth jar

Keywords

Subjects

  • Physical Sciences
    • Motion and Forces
      • Gravity
      • Center of Gravity

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • touch

Learning styles supported:

  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

Access Rights:

  • Free access

By:

Source Collection

  • TryScience

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