2DAge 8+15 min
Pendulum: what sets the period
Two pendulums of different length swing side by side: the short one makes more swings. An oscillation and period experiment for kids 8+.
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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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2DAge 8+10 min
Newton’s cradle: conservation of momentum
One ball strikes a row and exactly one ball swings out from the other end. An interactive Newton’s cradle — a lesson on momentum and energy.
3DAge 9+15 min
Workshop: piston, spring and chain
A piston on key P, a weight on a spring and a ball on a chain in one 3D scene. Mechanics for kids 9+.
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+.
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+.
2DAge 8+10 min
Skate halfpipe: energy back and forth
A wheel rolls into a half-round ramp and climbs the other side almost to the same height. A chart shows the energy.
2DAge 10+10 min
A weight on a spring: heavier means slower
Three weights of 0.25, 1 and 4 kg bob on identical springs. The light one is quick, the heavy one slow, and the chart shows the period.
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 9+10 min
The shock absorber: keeping the body from bouncing
Two identical cars drive over bumps: the top one has only a spring, the bottom one a spring and a shock absorber. The top body bounces for a long time, the bottom one settles quickly.
2DAge 9+15 min
Earthquake: a tall tower and base isolation
A crank mechanism shakes the platform. A narrow tower falls, a wide house stands, and the same tower on soft springs and dampers survives the shaking.
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 9+12 min
A car’s suspension on bumps
Two identical cars drive over two bumps. The green one has springs only, the red one springs and shock absorbers: the red body settles quickly.
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.
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.