Data Sheet

ManualsBrandsThames and Kosmos ManualsMisc. Electronic Experimentation KitsGyroscopes & Flywheels Experiment Kit

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Rip-cord gyrobot

and track

YOU WILL NEED

Objects in motion

If a large truck is traveling very fast it would

take a large force to bring it to a stop. Is that

due to the inertia of the truck? The inertia of

an object is only related to its mass. Since the

object is moving, this requires another important

concept from physics called momentum.

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17 x 3 x 6 x 3 x 4 x 4 x

1 x

2 x

1 x 1 x

1 x

2 x 2 x

1 x

2 x 2 x

4 x

4 x

2 x

1 x 1 x

5 x

3 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 1 x

HERE’S HOW

1

to

5

Assemble

the rip-cord

gyrobot model.

Test this model by spinning both

the gyroscope and flywheel

with the rip cords. Does it

balance and move forward?

Note: This model is intended to be used with

the track included in the kit. Instructions for

track assembly start on the next page.

CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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Gyroscopes & Flywheels

EXPERIMENT 6

Rip-cord

gyrobot