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This activity from the Exploratorium provides a technique for determining the center of gravity of a long, thin object using only one's hands. A yard stick, with a piece of clay to displace its center of mass, is placed on a participants separated hands. Each time the hands are slid together, they meet under the stick's center of gravity. Materials needed, assembly, and an explanation of the results are also provided. This activity is part of Exploratorium's Science Snacks series.
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Classical Mechanics
- Gravity
- Statics of Rigid Bodies
= Center of Gravity
- High School
- Middle School
- Informal Education
- Instructional Material
= Activity
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Keywords:
center of mass, friction, gravity
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created June 13, 2006 by Ann Deml
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August 13, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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August 4, 2006
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(Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2006), WWW Document, (https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/center-gravity).
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Center of Gravity (Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2006), <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/center-gravity>.
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Center of Gravity. (2006, August 4). Retrieved April 20, 2024, from Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/center-gravity
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Exploratorium. Center of Gravity. San Francisco: Exploratorium, August 4, 2006. https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/center-gravity (accessed 20 April 2024).
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Center of Gravity. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 2006. 4 Aug. 2006. 20 Apr. 2024 <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/center-gravity>.
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@misc{ Title = {Center of Gravity}, Publisher = {Exploratorium}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {20 April 2024}, Month = {August 4, 2006}, Year = {2006} }
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