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I AM DIZZY
NAME THAT TOY
ROCK AND ROLLING
ARE YOU BALANCED?
100
To stay in a position without being held.
What is Balance?
100
To turn in circles many times; to spin.
What is Rotation?
100
A toy that spins when put in motion.
What is a top?
100
A marble, a tennis ball, a globe, and a bouncy ball are all examples.
What is a sphere?
100
This is when something is balanced and not falling over.
What is Stable?
200
A force that pulls things toward the earth.
What is Gravity?
200
1 large red disk and a piece of string.
What materials were used in class to create a zoomer?
200
Wheels are attached to this to help cars go straight.
What is an axle?
200
This is an opening that is made by curving a piece of material into a circle; also seen on many roller coasters.
What is a loop?
200
We used 2 clothespins and attached one to each claw and then we were able to balance its nose on our finger.
What is a paper crayfish?
300
A Push or a Pull.
What is Force?
300
The earth rotates on this.
What is an axis?
300
This is a system of balanced beams and objects.
What is a mobile?
300
Because of this type of force, our marbles rolled from a high place to a low place.
What is gravity?
300
We wrapped a thin wire around it and bent the wire in a semi-circle under the tip and hung a clothespin from the wire and then placed it on a popsicle stick.
How did we balance a pencil on its tip?
400
Something that helps to balance an object.
What is Counterweight?
400
A rapidly spinning tube of air that touches both the ground and a cloud above.
What is a tornado?
400
We had to twirl this toy many many times to get it to work properly.
What is a zoomer?
400
A steeper _________ helps a marble travel faster down a ramp.
What is a slope?
400
It needs to be applied evenly for balanced to be achieved.
What is Weight?
500
The place on which an object balances.
What is Balance Point?
500
Clockwise down the toilet.
Which way does water spin when you flush the toilet?
500
All of the supplies needed for our cup roller race.
What are the following used for: 2 cups, tape, 0-4 pennies, ramp, text books?
500
A cup will roll in a circle because of this.
What is a big circle on one end and a small circle on the other end?
500
He invented the first mobiles.
Who is Alexander "Sandy" Calder?