STEMonstrations: Angular Momentum

STEMonstrations: Angular MomentumMath · Middle School Math · Grades 5–12Activity

United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, demonstrates the connection between angular momentum and an object’s orbit using a yo-yo in the space station’s microgravity environment.

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