Name of Investigation - 1st Law of Motion - Inertia
Name of Investigation - 1st Law of Motion - Inertia
Name of Investigation - 1st Law of Motion - Inertia
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Questions to answer:<br />
1. Flick a penny so that it rolls into the row <strong>of</strong> pennies. Write down what you observe.<br />
Why do you think this happened?<br />
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2. Try flicking the penny harder and s<strong>of</strong>ter. What happens to the end penny?<br />
3. If you have seen the row <strong>of</strong> pennies move just a little bit, do you think this little bit <strong>of</strong><br />
movement is necessary in order to pass on the force <strong>of</strong> the first penny? Explain your<br />
thoughts.<br />
4. Now ask a friend to hold down one <strong>of</strong> the coins (just lightly not hard) in the row <strong>of</strong><br />
pennies but not the one at the very end. Try flicking the coin again. What happens?<br />
5. Now try flicking two identical coins against the row to see what happens. What<br />
happened?
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