Step-by-step tutorial
Step 1
This is one of our favorite physics experiments. Supposedly, a swing will swing at the same rate, no matter who's on it. Can this be true?
Step 2
We set our kitchen timer for one minute. Madeleine decided that she would swing "medium" first. I pulled her back a bit, pushed "start" on the timer, and let her go. Swing, swing, swing! We counted the times that she swung back to me...one...two...three...16!
Step 3
Jorge's turn! Jorge went low and slow, lest he fall off. Again, "One...two...three...16!" before the timer went "beep beep beep."
Step 4
Trevy's turn... Trev's swing was a combo: sometimes fast, sometimes slow. 16 swings in a minute!
Final result!
Mama's turn! Oh, I went as high as I could... I was moving so fast... Sixteen! Maddie wanted to give it one more go, "fast" this time... Yup! You guessed it! She swung 16 times in a minute. Slow or fast...with a tiny stuffed animal or holding a grown-up, a swing will swing the same amount of times! Awesome. Now grab your timer and go!
