Fast turns around the track can become your laboratory tests in these experiments, whether you skate on ice, wood, or pavement. The goal is to determine which type of turns are best in a race - tight, medium, or wide - and then to figure out why. You'll analyze the speed and stability of your turns and compare your results with those of a few fellow skaters. This is a friendly competition where the prize is learning science while having fun on your skates.

Concepts

center of gravity, centripetal force, skating

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Additional Tags

science fair project, science buddies, sports science, science project, centrifugal and centripetal forces

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)