Newton's inertia beads
Publication Date:
January, 2015
Type of Resource:
Practical activity/investigation
This online resource focuses on the concepts of inertia, energy and motion in general.
The resource gives instructions for a teacher demonstration where a long string of beads is given a slight tug and practically pulls itself out of a container and onto the floor.
The web page includes an explanation of how it works and how to take the demonstration further.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S10U05 (Year 10)
Additional Information
This teacher demonstration could possibly be a student practical activity, if you have enough equipment for students to use in groups.
Australian Curriculum:
- Year 10 > Science Inquiry Skills > Communicating > Communicate scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose,... > ACSIS208
- Year 10 > Science Understanding > Physical Sciences > Energy conservation in a system can be explained by describing energy transfers... > ACSSU190
- Year 10 > Science Understanding > Physical Sciences > The motion of objects can be described and predicted using the laws of physics > ACSSU229
- Year Senior Secondary > Science Understanding > Physical Sciences
