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Scientific Reasoning
G1-81: OUIJA WINDMILL
Category:
G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose
:
Illustrate a combination of simultaneous orthogonal oscillations.
B4-04: SPRING AND STRING THING
Category:
B4 Elasticity
Purpose
:
Illustrate series and parallel springs in a counterintuitive way.
C5-41: HOURGLASS PROBLEM
Category:
C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the solution to the famous "hourglass problem," or Galileo's water bucket
B3-15: FOOL'S TACKLE
Category:
B3 Simple Machines
Purpose
:
Illustrate analysis of forces in a pulley system
B2-41: ROBERVAL BALANCE
Category:
B2 Equilibrium of Forces and Torques
Purpose
:
Demonstrate a paradox in equilibrium of forces and torques
B1-12: CENTER OF MASS - HINGED STICK PARADOX
Category:
B1 Center of Mass Statics
Purpose
:
Illustrate the center of mass in a surprising way
G2-07: PSYCHOACOUSTIC VIBRATION TRANSDUCER
Category:
G2 Resonance and Coupled Oscillations
Purpose
:
Challenge your students to recognize pseudoscience while illustrating resonance
C5-02 SPRING AND PULLEY PARADOX
Category:
C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose
:
Show that the action-reaction pairs have equal magnitude