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Einstein Flip
This activity from Science upd8 focuses on physicist Helen Czerski who, in order to celebrate Einstein year in 2005, worked out a new bike stunt.
It involved a BMX rider performing a full-loop against gravity using curved surfaces to go upside-down. This activity communicates the excitement of physics and how forces, acceleration, movement and gravity apply in extreme sports. Students are given images showing the stunt and use them to produce a newspaper feature.
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Einstein flip (activity sheet) 200.88 KB
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