Center of Gravity Activity Outline - PowerPoint

							 Center of Gravity
  Activity Outline

Created for CVCA Physics
            By
     Dick Heckathorn
    10 January 2K + 5
                  Materials Needed

Meter stick + clamp          large friction block
Plate, book                  bear on string
Clamp, bike wheel            beans in glass with
earth-moon apparatus         wooden spools
Map USA, Ohio                ball in cup of water
Stand, pivot, clamp          belt hook
Foam                         hanging hammer
Bat                          board and bottle
bird                         books
fisherman
double cone, incline plane
Cone shaped cups
10-1   136
    1 Center of Gravity




             Demo
Center of Gravity of Meter Stick
          Plus Clamp
  1 Center of Gravity

          Demo
Center of Gravity of Book
1 Center of Gravity

       Demo
Weight on Bike Wheel
 1 Center of Gravity

       Demo
Two Wooden Cylinders
       2 Center of Mass




10-6                      138
2 Center of Mass

     Demo
 Center of Mass
       Of
  Earth - Moon
3 Locating Center of Gravity

     Demo
Center of Mass
      Of
 United States
3 Locating Center of Gravity

          Demo
      Center of Mass
            Of
          Ohio
3 Locating Center of Gravity

          Demo
      Center of Mass
            Of
          Foam
3 Locating Center of Gravity
 Demo
 Center
   Of
 Mass
   Of
  Bat
3 Locating Center of Gravity

           Demo
       Center of Mass
             Of
            Bird
3 Locating Center of Gravity

           Demo
       Center of Mass
             Of
         Fisherman
3 Locating Center of Gravity

          Concept
        Development
            10-1
         4 Toppling




10-10a                140
         4 Toppling




10-10b                140
         4 Toppling




10-10c                140
     4 Toppling

         Demo
     Incline Plane
          With
Cylinder & Double Cone
10-11   140
10-12   140
4 Toppling

  Handout
Tower of Pisa
10-13   141
10-23   145
C. D. 10-1 Page 43 (4b)
5 Stability

Investigate
   Cone
10-14a   142
10-14b   142
10-14c   142
10-15   142
    5 Stability

       Demo
Large Friction Block
 5 Stability




    Demo
Balancing Bear
   Where
    is the
   center
      of
    mass
    of the
   Tower?
10-19        144
5 Stability




  Demo
Beans Plus
           5 Stability
  Demo
  Ping
  Pong
   Ball
 In Cup
of Water
  5 Stability

  Discussion
Dead Mans Curve
6 Center of Gravity of People

         Investigate
     Tipping Over Spool
6 Center of Gravity of People

        Investigate
       Up From Chair
141
6 Center of Gravity of People
 Investigate
   Touch
    Toes
  6 Center of Gravity of People

  Investigate
      Toes
   touching
      wall
    Then Up
     on Toes
C Dev                             44
   6 Center of Gravity of People
    Investigate
       Heels
   Touching Wall

         Then
        Bending
         Over

10-24                          145
 6 Center of Gravity of People

Investigate
  Pick Up
    Chair
  Where is the center of mass?




10-22                        145
           Miscellaneous

   Investigate
    Belt Hook




Act 1                      148
Miscellaneous

  Investigate
Hanging Hammer
Act 3   148
        Miscellaneous
          Investigate
        Board and Bottle




T&E 3                      148
        Miscellaneous
          Investigate
        Stacking Books




T&E 6                    149
                The Problem




Application 1
                Solution




Application 2
That’s all folks!
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