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Spool Riddle - Which Way Will It Roll? Instructional VideoSpool Riddle - Which Way Will It Roll? Instructional Video
Publisher
Physics Girl
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Grade
9th - Higher Ed
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
3:58
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Technology
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Year
2017
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Spool Riddle - Which Way Will It Roll?

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This Spool Riddle - Which Way Will It Roll? instructional video also includes:
  • Tricky Spool Riddle Solution - Ft Anne Wojcicki
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Looking for a challenging brain teaser to stimulate conversation? The spool riddle will make things roll right along! The narrator of the a physics video series explains the constraints of the spool in terms of movement and friction, then challenges viewers to determine which way the spool will roll once someone pulls its string.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

riddles, rolling, motion, friction, distance, circumference

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Watch a helpful video after viewing the first part of the mini-series
  • Viewers still puzzled by the spool riddle? Reveal the answer in a related video

Classroom Considerations

  • Plan extra-long pauses so pupils can work together on solutions to the riddles
  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Animated sequences support explanations of the riddles
  • The content is fun and promotes critical thinking

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2

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