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Re: 1st Grade Science Experiment help

Posted by: Sly (silvas-36176@mypacks.net) on Tue Feb 15 08:07:40 2011

> Anybody have a simple experiment for a 1st grade science class to help
demonstrate a simple principle of what we are learning here? Thanks for the input!

Would gyroscopic precession be too complicated? Check out the YouTube videos that
show this. Basically, suspend a bicycle wheel using 2 strings attached to the wheel's
axle, from ceiling. Spin the wheel. Cut one of the strings. Does the wheel fall to the
floor?

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> > Anybody have a simple experiment for a 1st grade science class to help > demonstrate a simple principle of what we are learning here? Thanks for the input! > > Would gyroscopic precession be too complicated? Check out the YouTube videos that > show this. Basically, suspend a bicycle wheel using 2 strings attached to the wheel's > axle, from ceiling. Spin the wheel. Cut one of the strings. Does the wheel fall to the > floor?

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