Forces, Motion & Balance

No strings. No magnets. No trick. Just a force you cannot see, doing something almost nobody predicts.

Stand a paddle pop stick on your finger. It falls. Add two pegs and a pipe cleaner — and it doesn't. Can you figure out why?

How many drops of water can you fit on a coin before it spills? You might be VERY surprised…

One person pulls the rope. Nobody pushes. Three things could happen — only one of them is correct. Newton knew the answer. Do your students?

Wet pages should slip, right? Try it — and find out what friction really does when water gets involved.

The pepper is floating peacefully. One tiny drop of soap — and it's gone. Not slowly. Not gradually. In an instant. Here's the challenge: predict which direction it goes before you try it.

Build the monster. Load its brain. Fire.