Newton Blocks Kit
This set of 4 Wooden Blocks + a sturdy base block can be used to practically demonstrate all of Newton’s laws of Motion.
Designed by Bruce Yeany and offererd for sale with his blessing we offer our version of his beautifully simple kit.
Joe Cossette’s blog post is linked and it describes in great detail how best to use this kit.
Our kit is available as a single item or as a pack of 5 for pupil use, it includes elastic bands but you will need to source your own G clamps.
Experiment List
Newton 1a - Blocks sitting on top of others will be left behind if they accelerate too hard
Newton 1b - With a rear wall 1a no longer occurs, but the top block will carry on after the bottom one strikes the end stop.
Newton 2a - Compare the acceleration of 1 block vs 2 or 3 blocks when they are accelerated by 1 band
Newton 2b - Compare the acceleration of 1 block with 1 band vs another block with 2 or 3 bands
Newton 2c - Compare the acceleration of 1 block with 1 band vs 2 blocks with 2 bands (or 3 with 3)
Newton 3a - Tug of war - equal blocks and equal forces - they always meet in the middle (1 band, 2 bands or 3 bands)
Newton 3b - Tug of war - unequal blocks with equal forces - 1 vs 2 means they meet closer to the double block
Features
Eye hooks are embedded to prevent wood hitting metal
Blocks are well sanded
The End Stop is slightly lower than the Blocks to ensure there are no issues with Newton 1b
5 Elastic bands included per kit (1 for securing top blocks, 4 for pulling)
End stop uses screws and inserts to securely hold the bands, the middle one for Newton 1b is countersunk so that needs a screwdriver. I suggest demonstrating that one at the start to avoid having to provide screwdrivers to pupils
This set of 4 Wooden Blocks + a sturdy base block can be used to practically demonstrate all of Newton’s laws of Motion.
Designed by Bruce Yeany and offererd for sale with his blessing we offer our version of his beautifully simple kit.
Joe Cossette’s blog post is linked and it describes in great detail how best to use this kit.
Our kit is available as a single item or as a pack of 5 for pupil use, it includes elastic bands but you will need to source your own G clamps.
Experiment List
Newton 1a - Blocks sitting on top of others will be left behind if they accelerate too hard
Newton 1b - With a rear wall 1a no longer occurs, but the top block will carry on after the bottom one strikes the end stop.
Newton 2a - Compare the acceleration of 1 block vs 2 or 3 blocks when they are accelerated by 1 band
Newton 2b - Compare the acceleration of 1 block with 1 band vs another block with 2 or 3 bands
Newton 2c - Compare the acceleration of 1 block with 1 band vs 2 blocks with 2 bands (or 3 with 3)
Newton 3a - Tug of war - equal blocks and equal forces - they always meet in the middle (1 band, 2 bands or 3 bands)
Newton 3b - Tug of war - unequal blocks with equal forces - 1 vs 2 means they meet closer to the double block
Features
Eye hooks are embedded to prevent wood hitting metal
Blocks are well sanded
The End Stop is slightly lower than the Blocks to ensure there are no issues with Newton 1b
5 Elastic bands included per kit (1 for securing top blocks, 4 for pulling)
End stop uses screws and inserts to securely hold the bands, the middle one for Newton 1b is countersunk so that needs a screwdriver. I suggest demonstrating that one at the start to avoid having to provide screwdrivers to pupils
This set of 4 Wooden Blocks + a sturdy base block can be used to practically demonstrate all of Newton’s laws of Motion.
Designed by Bruce Yeany and offererd for sale with his blessing we offer our version of his beautifully simple kit.
Joe Cossette’s blog post is linked and it describes in great detail how best to use this kit.
Our kit is available as a single item or as a pack of 5 for pupil use, it includes elastic bands but you will need to source your own G clamps.
Experiment List
Newton 1a - Blocks sitting on top of others will be left behind if they accelerate too hard
Newton 1b - With a rear wall 1a no longer occurs, but the top block will carry on after the bottom one strikes the end stop.
Newton 2a - Compare the acceleration of 1 block vs 2 or 3 blocks when they are accelerated by 1 band
Newton 2b - Compare the acceleration of 1 block with 1 band vs another block with 2 or 3 bands
Newton 2c - Compare the acceleration of 1 block with 1 band vs 2 blocks with 2 bands (or 3 with 3)
Newton 3a - Tug of war - equal blocks and equal forces - they always meet in the middle (1 band, 2 bands or 3 bands)
Newton 3b - Tug of war - unequal blocks with equal forces - 1 vs 2 means they meet closer to the double block
Features
Eye hooks are embedded to prevent wood hitting metal
Blocks are well sanded
The End Stop is slightly lower than the Blocks to ensure there are no issues with Newton 1b
5 Elastic bands included per kit (1 for securing top blocks, 4 for pulling)
End stop uses screws and inserts to securely hold the bands, the middle one for Newton 1b is countersunk so that needs a screwdriver. I suggest demonstrating that one at the start to avoid having to provide screwdrivers to pupils