Inertia
Forces and Motion
Daredevil Egg
Enrichment Activity for 5-11 11-14
- Level Elementary
What you need
- An egg
- A glass of water
- An empty Smarties tube
- A placemat
Instructions
- Put the placemat on top of the glass of water, shiny side down
- Stand the Smarties tube on the placemat directly over the glass and balance the egg on top of the tube
- Give the side of the placemat a short, sharp, horizontal whack
Results and Explanation
The egg doesn’t go flying because the sideways force is only on the mat and the bottom of the tube, not the egg.
