Description
Spinning tops are fun!
This science toy is a fantastic gift for curious kids and is part of a large range of science kits &?resources
Use for engaging science at home or in the classroom!
Teaching ideas with spinning tops
- Teach about gyroscopes! A rotating object will remain rotating at the same angle until friction slows them down. This is due to rotational inertia. As the top slows down, you’ll see it wobble due to a?change in the orientation of the rotational axis of the rotating top (also called precession).
- Have students time each other’s spinning top. who can make the top spin the longest? What is the average spin time across your class?
- Compare this small top with the Space Wonder Gyroscope by Navir!
- Have students list and describe the 3 Laws of Motion.
- Investigate forces using our free science experiments?on movement
School science visit that expands on this science teaching resource
Find out more about the Forces, Friction & Movement School Incursion
I just wanted to pass on how much the staff and students really enjoyed it and how perfect it was to launch our science week activities. The students were enthralled, educated and entertained – a perfect trifecta!
-Caulfield Grammar School – Big Science Big FunThanks so much for presenting at our school on Monday. Our students enjoyed the show.
-Greenvale Primary School – Big Science Big FunFizzics Education curated a thoughtful and hands-on experience for the children, incorporating practical, skill-based learning activities and followed by a science presentation at the end of the event involving liquid nitrogen. This was delivered safely and effectively, capturing both the children and the parents for the duration of the presentation.
-Macquarie Bank – Family Fun DayFizzics Education ran a show today at our school and it was wonderful. He was a great facilitator and the show was age appropriate and well done.
-Mount Zion Early learning centre – Little Science Big FunI just wanted to pass on how much the staff and students really enjoyed it and how perfect it was to launch our science week activities. The students were enthralled, educated and entertained – a perfect trifecta!
-Caulfield Grammar School – Big Science Big FunThanks so much for presenting at our school on Monday. Our students enjoyed the show.
-Greenvale Primary School – Big Science Big FunFizzics Education curated a thoughtful and hands-on experience for the children, incorporating practical, skill-based learning activities and followed by a science presentation at the end of the event involving liquid nitrogen. This was delivered safely and effectively, capturing both the children and the parents for the duration of the presentation.
-Macquarie Bank – Family Fun DayFizzics Education ran a show today at our school and it was wonderful. He was a great facilitator and the show was age appropriate and well done.
-Mount Zion Early learning centre – Little Science Big Fun