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Smile: The Center of Mass

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This site from the Illinois Institute of Technology provides a lab activity in which students determine the location of the center of mass of an irregularly shaped object. Observations are related to the balancing point of the object. Directions, discussion and assessment ideas are given.

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Concepts
center of gravity, center of mass, equilibrium, force of gravity, gravity, symmetry, torque
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center gravity, lab activity, lab experiment, lab on calculating center of mass, lab on center of mass, physics lab, physics projects, projects, rotational dynamics, weight distribution, illinois institute of technology, rotation
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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