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Springs and Stomachs

In this demonstration, learners investigate mass, gravity, and acceleration by dropping a wooden bar with a balloon attached to its underside, a mass suspended from it by rubber bands, and a sharp-pointed screw pointing upward from the top of the mass. This activity also helps learners understand why stomach muscles feel uncomfortable and tense during a free fall or on a roller coaster. Learners can also explore this concept by dropping a...

Keywords:: Social Sciences, Stomach, Physiological Response, Free Fall, History/Policy/Law, Reflex, Air Resistance, NSDL, Biological Science, Stretch, Spring, Physics, The Brain and Nervous System, Conducting Investigations, Health/Medicine, Chemistry, Mass, Mass and Weight, Space Science, Materials Science, Galileo, Life Science, Physical Science, Brain, Acceleration, Force, Geoscience, Psychology, Mathematics, Motion and Forces, Slinky, Engineering, General Science, Technology, Human Body, Abdominal Muscles, Muscles and Skin, Education, Gravity