3DAge 9+10 min
Pendulum wave: patterns from oscillations
Eight pendulums of different lengths swing together: first a travelling wave, then chaos, then order again. A 3D experiment for kids 9+.
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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
Logic & chance
3DAge 8+10 min
A door on hinges and a door closer
Three doors get the same push. With no closer the door stays open, with a spring only it rushes back and bangs, and with a spring and a damper it closes smoothly.
3DAge 8+10 min
Why a pyramid is stable and a tower is not
The platform sways from side to side. A tower of ten cubes falls almost at once while a pyramid of ten cubes stands.