Power Ball

With a 250Hz rotor and 6 ultra-bright LED’s that flash blue as the ball moves, you have to use the start cords to get the gyroscope moving. Then by using the momentum of your lower arms, you have to keep it going and see how fast you can get the gyroscopes to move.

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Subject(s)Science
Age7-11, 11-14
Published2013
Direct URLhttps://www-dev.stem.org.uk/x8w5c

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