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Rip-cord gyrobot
and track
YOU WILL NEED
Objects in motion
If a large truck is travel
ing very fast it would
take a large force to bri
ng it to a stop. Is that
due to the inertia of the t
ruck? The inertia of
an object is only related t
o its mass. Since the
object is moving, this re
quires another important
concept from physics c
alled
momentum.
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HERE’S HOW
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Assemble
the rip-cord
gyrobot model.
Test this model by spinning both
the gyroscope and flywheel
with the rip cords. Does it
balance and move forward?
Note:
This model is intended to be used with
the track included in the kit. Instructions for
track assembly start on the next page.
CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE
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Gyroscopes & Flywheels
EXPERIMENT 6
Rip-cord
gyrobot
