Possible+Interactive+Activities

=Ideas for interactive activities that demonstrate Newton's theories and ideas=

1. Using soccer balls can help explain Newton's laws of motion. Law 1 shows that if no force acts on the soccer ball, it will not move. Law 2 shows that the soccer ball will move when a force acts upon it. In the case of Law 3, if two balls are pushed towards each other, they will bounce off one another and travel in the opposite direction. That is, there will be an opposite reaction.


 * 2. Defying gravity.**
 * Tools Needed: Two cones or funnels, masking tape, two sticks, two books of different sizes.**
 * - Join the flat surfaces of the cones or funnels with tape.**
 * - Stand the books on their sides.**
 * - Place the sticks across the two books, so that they are farther upon on the taller book.**
 * - Place the double cone at the bottom of the slope.**
 * The cones should role uphill...what's going on?! Although the cones seem to be moving upward, their center of gravity is actually moving downwards. A body's center of gravity is the point around which its weight is balanced. The cones are really sinking lower between the sticks.**

3. Joslyn Rasmussen came up with a great idea for our "Laws of Gravity" section of our exhibit. We are still hammering out all the details, but here is her idea from Webcourses: I have an idea for the Laws of Gravity room/section. We could have a fun demonstration with the kids where they can see and maybe we could have one volunteer to show how gravity works by dropping two small objects that will not break. This way we can get the children involved and hopefully interested. If I come up with anything else I will let you know. I also mentioned that we could look into some air resistance vacuums to show what life would be like without gravity.