Forces and Motion
Explore forces and motion with interactive experiments. Push boxes of different mass, race carts down ramps, compare friction on ice and carpet, and crash carts together to learn Newton's laws, speed and momentum.
Forces and Motion experiments
Tug of War
Add pullers to each side and see balanced and unbalanced forces.
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Push crates of different mass and watch how fast they speed up.
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Change the ramp angle and surface, then race your carts.
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Launch balloon cars and see Newton's third law in action.
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Collide bouncy and sticky carts and track their momentum.
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Time a car between gates and draw a distance-time graph.
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Test parachutes and discover air resistance and terminal velocity.
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Pick an angle and speed to land the perfect shot.
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Key equations
F = m × af = μ × Nspeed = distance ÷ timep = m × v