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Science Buddies: Back and Forth to Go Forward: A Snake on Wheels? ActivityScience Buddies: Back and Forth to Go Forward: A Snake on Wheels? Activity
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Science Buddies
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9th - 10th
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Science Buddies: Back and Forth to Go Forward: A Snake on Wheels?

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Have you ever ridden on a Roller Racer or Plasma Car? These are ride-on toys that you move ahead by moving the steering mechanism back and forth. You've probably seen skateboarders "slaloming" on level ground to keep rolling, it's basically the same idea. This project explores the physics behind this method of locomotion.

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Concepts

oscillation, torque

Additional Tags

science fair project, newton's laws, science buddies, sports science, science project, object movement

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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