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This Exploratorium site provides a demonstration using an ordinary bicycle wheel and rotating stool to show how gyroscopes behave. A person sitting on the stool is turned due to a change in the direction of the axis of rotation of the bike wheel. The site provides an explanation of the physics involved including the concepts of the conservation of angular momentum and torque. There is also an extension activity. This activity is part of Exploratorium's Science Snacks series.
This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: Dynamics: Forces and Motion
Unit Title: Rotational Dynamics This item is a fun demonstration using an ordinary bicycle wheel and rotating stool to illustrate conservation of angular momentum. A person sits on the stool and spins a bicycle wheel on a hand-made axis. The person twists the spinning wheel, and the rotating stool also begins to turn. The author provides a full explanation of the physics involved. Link to Unit:
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=3738">Exploratorium. Bicycle Wheel Gyro. San Francisco: Exploratorium, August 2, 2006.</a>
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(Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2006), WWW Document, (https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/bicycle-wheel-gyro).
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Bicycle Wheel Gyro (Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2006), <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/bicycle-wheel-gyro>.
APA Format
Bicycle Wheel Gyro. (2006, August 2). Retrieved October 6, 2024, from Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/bicycle-wheel-gyro
Chicago Format
Exploratorium. Bicycle Wheel Gyro. San Francisco: Exploratorium, August 2, 2006. https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/bicycle-wheel-gyro (accessed 6 October 2024).
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Bicycle Wheel Gyro. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 2006. 2 Aug. 2006. 6 Oct. 2024 <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/bicycle-wheel-gyro>.
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@misc{
Title = {Bicycle Wheel Gyro},
Publisher = {Exploratorium},
Volume = {2024},
Number = {6 October 2024},
Month = {August 2, 2006},
Year = {2006}
}
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