Product Overview
Galileos Track features a continuous, flexible 1.2 m rail connecting two ramps of differing slopes—a short, steep incline and a longer, adjustable gentle slope. Designed to explore motion, inertia, and energy conservation, this apparatus includes a steel ball that rolls from one side to the other. When both ramps are set to the same height, students investigate how far the ball ascends the opposite side, reinforcing Galileo’s insights into inertia and the conservation of mechanical energy.
Ideal for dispelling common misconceptions (e.g., that a longer ramp imparts more energy), this setup recreates one of Galileo’s foundational experiments in kinematics. Includes steel ball; adjustable ramp height enables variation and exploration.
