Center of Gravity Activity Outline Created for CVCA Physics By Dick Heckathorn 30 December 2K+3

Materials Needed Meter stick + clamp large friction block Plate, book bear on string Clamp, bike wheel beans in glass with earth-moon apparatus wooden spools Map USA, Ohio ball in cup of water Stand, pivot, clamp belt hook Foam hanging hammer Bat board and bottle bird books fisherman double cone, incline plane Cone shaped cups

10-1 136

Center of Gravity of Meter Stick Demo Center of Gravity of Meter Stick Plus Clamp

Act 2 148

Center of Gravity of Book Demo Center of Gravity of Book

1 Center of Gravity Demo Weight on Bike Wheel

2 Center of Mass 10-6 138

2 Center of Mass Demo Center of Mass Of Earth - Moon

3 Locating Center of Gravity Demo Center of Mass Of United States

10-8 139

3 Locating Center of Gravity Demo Center of Mass Of Ohio

3 Locating Center of Gravity Demo Center of Mass Of Foam

3 Locating Center of Gravity Demo Center of Mass Of Bat

10-2a 137

3 Locating Center of Gravity Demo Center of Mass Of Bird

3 Locating Center of Gravity Demo Center of Mass Of Fisherman

3 Locating Center of Gravity Concept Development 10-1

4 Toppling 10-10a 140

4 Toppling 10-10b 140

4 Toppling 10-10c 140

4 Toppling Demo Incline Plane With Cylinder & Double Cone

10-11 140

10-12 140

4 Toppling Handout Tower of Pisa

10-13 141

10-23 145

C. D. 10-1 Page 43 (4b)

5 Stability Investigate Cone

10-14a 142

10-14b 142

10-14c 142

10-15 142

5 Stability Demo Large Friction Block

5 Stability Demo Balancing Bear

10-18 143

10-19 144

5 Stability Demo Beans Plus ?

10-20 144

5 Stability Demo Ping Pong Ball In Cup of Water

10-21 144

5 Stability Discussion Dead Mans Curve

6 Center of Gravity of People Investigate Tipping Over Spool

6 Center of Gravity of People Investigate Up From Chair

141

6 Center of Gravity of People Investigate Touch Toes

10-24 145

6 Center of Gravity of People Investigate Heels Touching Wall The Up on Toes

C Dev 44

6 Center of Gravity of People Investigate Pick Up Chair

10-22 145

Miscellaneous Investigate Belt Hook

Act 1 148

Miscellaneous Investigate Hanging Hammer

Act 3 148

Miscellaneous Investigate Board and Bottle T&E 3 148

Miscellaneous Investigate Stacking Books

T&E 6 149

Discussion Pregnant Woman

Application 1

Application 2

Application 3

Application 4

Application 5

That’s all folks!