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Spin in an office chair holding milk jugs! Plus, learn physics. Very fun (but stay safe) activity from the Exploratorium Science Snacks series.
- Under 5 minutes
- Under 5 minutes
- free per student
- Ages 6 - 18
- Activity
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per student)
- A rotating stool or chair
- Two heavy objects (two 2-liter plastic bottles full of water or soda work well, but two 1-gallon plastic milk jugs full of water or milk are even better; the type of mass used is not critical, but it's best to use the heaviest masses you can hold at arm’s length)
- A partner
Subjects
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Physical Sciences
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Motion and Forces
- Momentum and Velocity
- Newton's Laws
- Rotation Motion
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Motion and Forces
Other
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