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Stow 1999-2000
To Move The World

Powerpoint Presentation | Meet the team

Goal:
To create an exhibit that is interesting interactive and exciting to play with while getting a scientific concept across.

Their First Ideas:

• The high wire
• The hammer-and-ruler experiment
• A floor balance beam
• Stacking blocks
• The pencil-and-cardboard contraption
• A seesaw/scale
• Activities in separate booklet

Their Main Concerns:

• Safety
• Handicap Accessible
• Space/Proportions
• Attraction/Appeal
• $ Money $
• Obstacles/Traffic Pattern
• Time

Their Prototypes:

• Prototype 1:
  • Stacking Blocks
  • Diving Board Clown
  • Scale
  • High Wire
• Prototype 2:
  • The Bongo Board
  • Mini Scale
  • Stacking Blocks

Related Links

What is Torque?
[http://jakarta.apache.org/turbine/torque/]

Torque and the Calculations
[http://www.sciencejoywagon.com/physicszone/
lesson/04torque/torq/torque.htm]

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