Center of Gravity
What do all of these projects have to do with the Center of Gravity?
-Every object has a center of gravity
-Every center of gravity can be calculated
What interesting things are there to know about the center of gravity for the experiments?
Rocket-
-By finding or calculating the center of gravity, characteristics of flight may be calculated.
-Guess and check method is the easiest and quickest way to find the center of gravity.
Blocks-
-The total center of gravity allows the block tower to remain standing, as long as the total center of gravity does not extend out beyond the edge of a block.
Triangle-
-The triangle is the easiest figure to calculate the center of gravity.
-The center of gravity for a triangle is called the Centroid.