How Toys Spin

How Toys Spin — page 1 — Toys and Forces Forces make toys work Forces make toys start moving change direction speed up slow down and stop moving Forces also change the shape of some toys Bouncing toys Floating toys Flying toys Rolling toys Sliding toys Spinning toys None of these toys would work without forces 4

How Toys Spin — page 2 — What Is a Force A force is a push or a pull When you push something it moves away from you When you pull something it moves towards you When this girl applies a pushing force to the merry-go-round it moves away from her When this boy applies a pulling force to the diabolo it moves towards him 5

How Toys Spin — page 3 — How Does a Spinning Toy Work A spinning toy works when a pushing or pulling force makes it move A spinning toy moves by turning round and round A pushing force makes this top start spinning 6

How Toys Spin — page 4 — 7 Spinning toys move by spinning around a straight line called an axis In most spinning toys the axis passes through the middle of the toy This top spins around an axis which passes through its middle axis direction of spin

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