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Create your own spinning top, and explore color, shapes and spinning. This activity contains instructions for making your spinning top, and tips on how to design and decorate it.
- Under 5 minutes
- 5 to 10 minutes
- 1 cent - $1 per student
- Ages 4 - 8
- Activity, Demonstration
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per student)
- pattern
- posterboard
- skewer stick
- film canister lid
- hammer
- nail
- scrap board
- goggles
- low melt glue gun or masking tape
Subjects
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Life Sciences
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Human Senses and Perception
- Vision
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Human Senses and Perception
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Physical Sciences
- Vibration and Waves
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Light and Optics
- Sunlight and Color
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Motion and Forces
- Rotation Motion
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The Nature of Technology
- The Design Process
Informal Categories
- Arts and Crafts
- Toys
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- see color
- touch
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Components that are part of this resource:
This resource is part of:
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
Rights:
- All rights reserved, Science Museum of Minnesota, 1995
Funding Sources:
- Unisys
- Science Learning Network
- National Science Foundation