2DAge 5+10 min
Bouncing balls: what is elasticity
Three balls fall from the same height but bounce differently. A simple physics experiment for kids 5+: elasticity, energy and rebound.
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Physics experiments
Interactive experiments for kids, students and teachers. Run each one right on the page, then open a copy in the Tymora editor and change mass, friction, elasticity or gravity. Every experiment comes with discussion questions and a version to try at home.
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Motion & forces
Collisions & energy
Balance
Oscillations & waves
Machines
Matter, current & light
Logic & chance
2DAge 6+10 min
Heavy and light: do they fall the same?
Galileo’s classic experiment, made interactive: a heavy and a light ball fall from the same height. Which lands first? Physics for kids 6+.
2DAge 5+10 min
Chain reaction: falling dominoes
A ball pushes the first domino and a wave of falling runs through the whole row. An energy and chain reaction experiment for kids 5+.
2DAge 7+10 min
Wrecking ball: energy of motion
A heavy ball on a rod swings down and smashes a brick wall. An energy and momentum experiment for kids 7+.
2DAge 6+10 min
Sink or float: buoyancy
Five bodies of different density drop into water: cork, wood, ice, brick and an iron ball. Which sink and which float?
2DAge 6+10 min
The tablecloth trick: inertia
A tablecloth is pulled fast and slowly. The first time the cups stay on the table, the second time they ride off and fall.
2DAge 6+10 min
What sinks in the pot: apple, potato, egg
We drop an apple, ice, a potato, a fresh and an old egg into water. Who floats and who sinks? Density decides.
2DAge 7+10 min
Skis and wax: who glides farthest
Three skiers ride down the same hill: with good wax, poor wax and none. Compare who glides farthest on the flat.
2DAge 7+10 min
A train starts: why the wagons jerk one by one
A locomotive pulls five wagons with slack couplings. They start not together but one after another — a wave of jerks.
2DAge 7+10 min
An avalanche and a protective forest
Snowballs roll down a mountain. Rows of trees on the slope slow the avalanche so less snow reaches the house.
2DAge 7+10 min
A shot at goal: score, crossbar or over
Three balls fly at the goal with different speeds: one into the net, one off the crossbar, one over. The net turns green on a goal.
2DAge 6+10 min
Sorting by size: a sieve
Small and large balls pour onto a tilted grate. The small ones drop into the left bin, the big ones roll on to the right.
2DAge 6+10 min
Wheel versus sled: why a cart is easier
A sled and a cart get the same push. The sled quickly stops while the wheeled cart rolls much farther.
2DAge 6+10 min
Trampoline: springs give the energy back
The same ball falls onto the floor, a soft trampoline and a stiff one. On the floor it stops dead; on the trampolines it bounces up again.
2DAge 6+10 min
A jump on the Moon: six times higher
A boy jumps at the same speed as on Earth, but gravity here is lunar (1.62 m/s²). Marks show the jump height on Earth and on the Moon.
2DAge 7+10 min
A lever: a child lifts a heavy stone
A 20 kg load on the long arm lifts a 50 kg stone when the fulcrum is close to the stone. With the fulcrum in the middle the stone stays put.
2DAge 6+10 min
Swings: push in rhythm
Three identical swings: no pushes, pushes along the motion and pushes against it. Rules push the seat as it passes the lowest point.
2DAge 5+10 min
A business card that falls apart: design meets physics
A neat business card built from 32 tiles, each with its own physics body. Press “Run” and the layout crumbles and drops to the floor.
2DAge 5+10 min
The Tymora logo in 20 frames: twenty kinds of physics
One project, 20 frames, each with the Tymora logo and its own physics: Moon, zero gravity, ice, pendulum, spring, water, dominoes and more.