Raising Dragons: Spinning Forks Experiment
Raising Dragons: Spinning Forks Experiment
Place a quarter in the center slots of two forks so they are held tightly in place.
Then balance the quarter on the lid of a water bottle. The quarter stands up quite easily and even spins without falling. This is because the center of gravity of the forks/quarter is at the tip of the quarter.
ages 4 – 10
Raising Dragons
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Force (Gravitational), Physics
Early Childhood, K-6
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Raising Dragons: Spinning Forks Experiment
Place a quarter in the center slots of two forks so they are held tightly in place.
Then balance the quarter on the lid of a water bottle. The quarter stands up quite easily and even spins without falling. This is because the center of gravity of the forks/quarter is at the tip of the quarter.
ages 4 – 10
Raising Dragons
Science Topics
Force (Gravitational), Physics
Early Childhood, K-6
Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
What are you looking for?
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Raising Dragons
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Type of Resource
Tutorial
Video (Instructional)
Video (Instructional)