STEM Activity: Move Around

Hey there friends! Here's another fun STEM activity on Centripetal force! You can follow along with Ms. Sarah in the video, or you can follow the directions below.  

Supplies Needed:
- 2 paper plates with a Lip
- A marble
- Tape
- Scissors

Directions:
- Place the plate on a flat surface
- Place the marble in the plate and push it so it goes around the plate completely
- Use the scissors to cut out 1/4 of the plate (It should look kind of like Pac-Man!)
- Use the tape to predict where the marble will go 
- Push the marble in the plate again and see what happens
Did your marble go where you thought it was going to? 

Centripetal Force is when other forces push an object towards the center of the circle, making it go around. In this activity, we are using force to push the marble around the plate! 

I hope you had fun completing this cool activity! Join us next week for another STEM activity!