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?
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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
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 9+15 min
Ship stability: cargo on deck and in the hold
Two identical boats are heeled over. Cargo high on a mast capsizes one, cargo in the hold rights the other.
2DAge 8+10 min
An iceberg: how much is underwater
Ice, wood and foam in sea water. Only the tip of an iceberg shows above water — about one ninth.
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.