Moment of Inertia – 1Q10.00

PASCO’s Complete Rotation System provides a range of experiments in centripetal force, angular momentum and rotational motion.
Rotation_1Q00.00

Location: Demo Room

Inertia Wands – 1Q10.10

Inertia Wands

  • Twirl equal mass wands, one with the mass at the ends and the other with the mass at the middle.
  • The wand with the mass concentrated in the middle rotates much easier than the wand with the mass concentrated at the ends.

Location: Demo Room

Ring and Disk Race (rolling on incline) – 1Q10.30

RingDisk_1Q1030

  • Each item has the same diameter
  • After leveling the track from side release them all at the same time and see which one gets to the bottom first.
  • To release all objects at the same time, place a meter stick against the supports. With objects resting against the meter stick, remove the stick quickly with an upward motion.

Location: Demo Room

Rolling vs. Sliding – 1Q10.31

RollingSlinding1_1Q1031

RollingSlinding2_1Q1031

  • Two identical looking masses, one with rollers at the bottom are released on an inclined plane.
  • See which one gets to the bottom first.

Location: Demo Room

Racing Soup Cans – 1Q10.50

Racing Soup Cans 1Q10_50

  • Two unopened soup cans are rolled down a ramp.
  • One is dense soup (cream of mushroom) and the other one is lighter (beef broth)
  • See which one reaches the bottom first.

Location: Demo Room