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Bearings for Your Whirligig

Bearings for Your Whirligig

Experiment with friction and make bearings for a whirligig! This activity is a nice introduction to friction and bearings and demonstrates why bearings are useful for spinning. A related video show Vollis Simpson, an artist who creates kinetic sculptures and whirligigs, explain how he uses bearings in all of his spinning pieces so that they move smoothly....

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Keywords:
Problem Solving, History/Policy/Law, NSDL, Rotation, Physics, Conducting Investigations, Vollis Simpson, Chemistry, General, Friction, Mass and Weight, Machines, Asking Questions, Materials Science, Physical Sciences, Spinning, About Inquiry, Research and Development, Physical Science, Invention and Innovation, Whirligigs, Bearings, Work and Machines, Troubleshooting and Maintenance, Spin, Motion and Forces, Engineering, Gathering Data, General Science, Technology, Potential and Kinetic Energy, Arts and Crafts, Kinetic Energy, Rotation Motion, Momentum and Velocity, Education, Formulating Explanations
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Authors:


Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Grade School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
Unknown
Source Code Available:
No
Creative Commons:
Unknown

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