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Our blogs are created with educators from around the country, and offer a fun and engaging way to discover new ideas and inspiration for your classroom.

A Better way of Demonstrating Rotational Inertia
A Better way of Demonstrating Rotational Inertia
In this CoolStuff blog, you'll find an easier way to demonstrate the concept of rotational inertia using the Rotational Inertia Demonstrator.
The Physics of a Roller Coaster Loop
The Physics of a Roller Coaster Loop
There is so much physics going on in the loop of a roller coaster. In this post, Use a Hot Wheels Track to collect Angular velocity, centripetal acceleration, conservation of...
Powering Imagination and Creativity OneCar at a Time
Powering Imagination and Creativity OneCar at a Time
OneCar is a comprehensive STEM program that allows students to explore mechanics, energy, and motion in exciting ways. In this post, we create a few versions of the OneCar with...
Air Powered Projectile: An In-Depth Look
Air Powered Projectile: An In-Depth Look
One of the best ways to engage your students in the study of projectile motion is with direct experiment and observation. In this post, we use our air-powered projectile and five experiments...
Measuring Forces on an Inclined Plane
Measuring Forces on an Inclined Plane
Forces On Inclined Plane Demonstrator makes the component theory of forces a tangible reality for every student! Here's how to use the Forces On Inclined Plane Demonstrator in your classroom.
Measuring "g" with the g Ball
Measuring "g" with the g Ball
This CoolStuff post uses the G-Ball to investigate the validity of Galileo's claim that all objects fall toward Earth with the same acceleration.
SpillNot: The Physics Behind the Slosh
SpillNot: The Physics Behind the Slosh
The SpillNot is a cool tool for getting your students interested in the everyday physics behind why drinks spill while we're carrying them and what has to happen to prevent...
Playing in Galileo's Lab
Playing in Galileo's Lab
Ever been to the Museo Galileo or the Galileo Museum? If not, then we've got you covered. See Galileo's Museum through Physics Teacher Buzz Putnam's eyes as he shares his...
Energy is Energy is Energy!
Energy is Energy is Energy!
Watch in this video as the Honda Corporation uses the idea of energy transfer and conversion to set-up the actual parts of their vehicle in a series of Rube Goldberg-like...
Can a Helium Balloon Defy Physics?
Can a Helium Balloon Defy Physics?
What happens when you hang an air-filled balloon from the ceiling of the van and attach a helium-filled balloon to the floor of the van and turn the van left?...
Fresh Ideas for Your Relative Speed Discussions
Fresh Ideas for Your Relative Speed Discussions
Watch as Dr. Joel Bryan from Ball State University shows you how your students can explore relative velocity (speed) with our Constant Velocity Car (Carts).
The Perpetual Top
The Perpetual Top
Spin this top once, and it will run for…. well quite a while. But how does it work? Let us explain in this post.
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