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E XPERIMENT MANUAL

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Page 1: ...h Kosmos Verlags GmbH Co KG Pfizerstr 5 7 70184 Stuttgart Germany 49 0 711 2191 0 www kosmos de Thames Kosmos 301 Friendship St Providence RI 02903 USA 1 800 587 2872 www thamesandkosmos com EXPERIMENT MANUAL ...

Page 2: ... reconfigurable parts It will require a little practice and patience to put it together and to get the gumball to go exactly where you want it to go Your child will be particularly happy to have your help with the parts that he or she finds more difficult We wish you and your child lots of fun experimenting discovering and learning Safety Information Warning Not suitable for children under 3 years...

Page 3: ...tandard small machine sized gumballs which are 16 mm or 5 8 in 0 62 in in diameter No Description Qty 19 Domino piece erlenmeyer flask 2 20 Domino piece florence flask 2 21 Pendulum 1 22 180 degree smooth track 1 23 Momentum trap track 1 24 Variable slope track 1 25 Friction track 1 26 Centripetal force funnel 1 27 Pinball launcher 1 28 Domino track 1 29 Domino track post 1 30 Rubber bands for tra...

Page 4: ... legs to the base Slide them down until they snap into place 2 Slide the two vertical tower supports together all the way 3 Insert the tower into the base The tabs on the tower go into the holes in the base 4 Slide the globe base with dispenser and knob onto the top of the tower 2 TOWER ASSEMBLY 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 5: ... sides of the tower In the assembly instructions the pegs are referred to from the top down For example this symbol means the second peg from the top 2 To attach tracks and other parts to the tower first put the peg through the round part of the hole in the track piece then slide the track piece down to lock it in place in the narrower part of the hole The globe funnel allows you to return gumball...

Page 6: ...hat is gravity again Earth s gravity causes a body to accelerate to a speed of 9 8 meters per second for every second that gravity acts on the body regardless of the mass of the body If you drop a gumball and it falls for three seconds by the end of its fall it is moving at a speed of 29 4 meters per second 9 8 m s2 x 3 s 29 4 m s As the gumball rolls down the track gravity accelerates it and it m...

Page 7: ...energy Kinetic energy is the energy of motion The gumballs at the top of the machine have potential energy When a gumball starts rolling down the track its potential energy is converted into kinetic energy At the bottom of the track it has less potential energy than at the top You must put energy back into it with your hand by raising it back up to the top 4 The friction track has raised bumps on ...

Page 8: ...ces acting on it is zero A body is in stable equilibrium if its center of mass is located vertically above its base of support If its center of mass lies vertically above its tipping line the edge of the base then it will wobble or fall over The slightest movement will make it tip over But its stability also depends on the force needed to push it off balance The pendulum has been specifically desi...

Page 9: ...of the string to the two handles on the cups Follow the instructions on the next pages for the specific lengths of string you want for each setup Then guide the string over the pulley wheel and position one of the cups so that a track will deposit a gumball into it The pulley demonstrates how a downward force the weight of a gumball applied to one side is transformed into an upward force of the cu...

Page 10: ...bed on page 6 attach the trampoline with the pivot post to the tower Attach it to the side of the tower under the dispenser knob on the second and third pegs from the top that is pegs 2 and 3 2 Rotate the model 180 degrees so the knob is facing backward Attach the pendulum with the angled pivot post to pegs 3 and 4 on the side of the tower opposite the knob 2 3 3 Rotate the model 180 degrees so th...

Page 11: ...d 9 on the three sides of the tower shown in the image 6 Rotate the model 90 degrees clockwise again Attach the pulley wheel with the straight pivot post to pegs 7 and 8 on the side of the tower to the left of the knob as shown Tie one end of the string to the arm of one pulley cup With a ruler measure five inches on the string starting at the point where you tied the string to the first pulley cu...

Page 12: ...to the pulley cup Place a gumball in the momentum trap and in the pulley cup on the right The assembly is finished Now it s time to test the setup 8 It s a good idea to put the gumball machine on a tray in the lid of a box or on a piece of fabric like a tablecloth when you are experimenting with it The reason for this is that it is normal for gumballs to fall off the track or for a stunt to miss i...

Page 13: ...g 1 on the next side of the tower to the right and its right side to peg 2 on the side of the tower opposite the knob 2 Rotate the model 180 degrees so the knob is facing backward Attach the 180 degree straight track to pegs 1 1 and 2 on the side of the tower opposite the momentum trap track 3 Attach the pinball launcher to pegs 3 and 4 on the sides under the 180 degree straight track as shown 1 1...

Page 14: ... and the domino track post into the domino track The flat side of each domino should be facing the higher end of the domino track 4b Make sure all the dominos are standing straight up They will probably fall over during assembly Set them back up again before each gumball run 5 Rotate the model 90 degrees Attach the centripetal force funnel to the tower Attach its left side to peg 5 and its right s...

Page 15: ...en the gumball falls into the pinball track you have to launch it back out by pulling the trigger back and releasing it After a run return the gumball to the globe each time by taking the collection cup and dumping it into the globe funnel SETUP 2 Done WHAT S HAPPENING On the first side the gumball drops out of the dispenser into the momentum trap track The gumball from the trap drops into the pin...

Page 16: ...own Pay attention to the knob location 2 Rotate the model 180 degrees so the knob is facing forward Attach the momentum trap track to the tower to pegs 1 1 and 2 on the sides of the tower as shown 3 Attach the domino track to pegs 3 and 4 on the sides under the momentum trap track as shown 3a Insert the six dominos and the domino track post into the domino track 1 2 1 180 1 2 1 3 4 14 1 2 3 3a ...

Page 17: ... track with the straight pivot post and the holder to pegs 7 6 and 7 as shown 6 Rotate the model 90 degrees Attach the friction track to pegs 8 and 9 as shown 7 Attach the pulley wheel and cups to pegs 4 and 5 as shown The string between the pulley cups should be 8 inches long SETUP 3 7 90 4 5 90 7 6 7 90 8 9 4 5 8 inches of string 15 Gumball Machine Maker 4 5 6 ...

Page 18: ... 3 9 10 8 WHAT S HAPPENING The tracks and stunts function similar to how they did in the previous setups The new elements in this setup are the friction track and the pendulum The friction track slows the gumball down You might notice the gumball makes more sound when it goes down the friction track The pendulum swings over and drops a gumball into the centripetal force funnel You might also notic...

Page 19: ...ked to provide evidence to the publisher of their image rights so that they may be paid an image fee in line with the industry standard Distributed in North America by Thames Kosmos LLC Providence RI 02903 Phone 800 587 2872 Web www thamesandkosmos com We reserve the right to make technical changes Printed in Taiwan Imprimé en Taiwan Kosmos Quality and Safety More than one hundred years of experti...

Page 20: ...mple the bodies deform and the collision releases heat and sound energy Inertia Inertia is tendency of a body to remain at rest or in motion Kinetic energy Kinetic energy is the energy of motion Mass Mass is the quantity of matter in an object or a body Matter Matter is any physical substance that occupies space Momentum Momentum is the combined effect of the mass and velocity of a body Pendulum A...

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