Shows the behaviour of a bowling ball in an actual bowling alley, and in imaginary alleys at the North Pole, at the Equator, on the moon and in intergalactic space to explore the concepts of mass and weight. Explains the relationship between gravitational and inertial mass.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
502415
Language
English
Subject categories
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Gravity
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Mass (Physics)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)