SPRINGS

Stretching and bouncing !

Snake in a box
snake

spring

What is inside?

As the tin opens the snake pops out as the spring is released.
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Stetching

hold

Pull

hold

Pull harder
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Stop pulling and --

lastic !aterials spring back into shape. Plastic !aterials sta" stretched. #$ike plasticine%

$ets &ind out - - -

Stretchi!als ha'e di&&erent shapes

(hick (hin $ong Short

(he" are stretch"

)ou can pull the!. 7

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*i&&erent &orces on a stretchi!al What happens?

+orces on a stretchi!al
Before a force is applied flat on table 10 newton force on stretchimal

What ,ould happen ,ith

a s!aller &orce? a larger &orce? 9

+orces are !easured in ne,tons

(he ,eight o& an apple is about ne,ton. (he ,eight o& a bag o& sugar is -. ne,tons. When "ou stand on the &loor it is pushing up ,ith a &orce o& about /. ne,tons.
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Stretchi!als

*i&&erent shapes Sa!e &orce What ,ill happen?

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+orces on stretchi!als
Before a force is applied

Flat on a table

What shape has the blue li0ard1 ,hen stretched?

10 newtons

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No, &or so!e tests !

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Re-cap

*i&&erent &orces on the sa!e elastic 2

The

larger the force- the larger the stretch

Sa!e &orce on di&&erent stretchi!als the

fatter the stretchimal- the smaller the stretch

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SPRINGS

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(o"s ,ith springs

(he spring bends as the ,oodpecker pecks do,n the rod.

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Springs are o&ten hidden

$ook around "ou.

paper clip

spring
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3eds o&ten ha'e springs

(he springs are co!pressed ,hen "ou lie on the! but are strong enough to support "ou.

Wh" !ust this be a 'er" hard bed !

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Springs are use&ul

+orces

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Springs sa'e li'es

3lood !ust &lo, through our hearts. (he blood &lo,s through arteries Arteries beco!e blocked Springs can be used to keep hearts ,orking.

Stents can be s4uee0ed later the stent ,ill open.

A stent ( enlarged)

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Placing a stent in an arter"

-. 5. 6.

(he s4uee0ed stent is placed at the blockage. A balloon opens the stent. (he stent keeps the arter" open so the blood can &lo,.

Step 1

Step 2
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Step 3

+orces can do a!a0ing things!

Science sa'es li'es