Slope race: rolling or sliding
A sphere, a cylinder and a cube go down the same slope. Who wins — the roller or the slider? A 3D experiment for kids 7+.
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.
A sphere, a cylinder and a cube go down the same slope. Who wins — the roller or the slider? A 3D experiment for kids 7+.
A disk spins up with three balls at different distances from the center. Which flies off first? A rotation and friction experiment for kids 9+.
Two machines spin a drum with laundry. In the left one the load is spread evenly and the machine stays, in the right one it is in a single lump and the machine creeps across the floor.
Three identical cars with locked wheels slide at the same speed on dry asphalt, wet asphalt and ice. The stopping distance on ice is eight times longer.