Tightrope Walker

Don't fall!

  • What is gravity?
  • Is gravity a push or a pull?
  • How do tightrope walkers stay balanced?
  • How does a pole help them to keep their balance?
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Build the Tightrope and Tightrope Walker

  • Building instructions book ‘A’, pages 48 - 60
  • Try to balance the tightrope walker.
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Can you balance?

  • Test the centre of gravity.
    1. Try moving the pole.
    2. Try adding and taking away bricks.
  • Record how you made the tightrope walker balanced and unbalanced.
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Phew! You've made it!

  • Explain how the tightrope walker stayed balanced.
  • Share how you changed her centre of gravity.
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