THE SIX-CENT TOP

Spinning Tops -- Observation Sheet

1. Describe what happens when you try to spin the stick.

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2. What can you do to your stick to make it spin like a top?

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3. Describe what happens when you add the cardboard

circle to the stick.

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4. a. Predict what will happen when you add six paper clips

to the circle.

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b. Describe what you observe.

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5. a. Predict what will happen when you glue six pennies to

the circle.

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b. Describe what you observe.

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