Puttong together a presentation for my sisters science class

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Puttong together a presentation for my sisters science class

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My sis is a 7th grade science teacher & this fall as well as each following school year I am going to go down to do a presentatiom on whipcracking & how a whip breaks the sound barrier. I am going to explain how a whip is made & pretty much what makes it tick. Something I would like for my presentation is a "partially made" indy-style whip. Something that shows the guts of a whip. It doesn't have to be anywhere near a full length whip. I am thinking about 18 inches long should do the trick.

I can't think of anything else I should have to or need to mention to the students. Can you guys think of anything?

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I work at a summer camp and there is nothing I enjoy more than teaching the kids about how the whip works and cracking it a few times for them :whip: I hope this goes well for you

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Are you going to have time to show a video, or parts of one?
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I don't ee why not. Each class is about 45 minutes long.
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Well, you can use some or all of a beginning whip cracking DVD, splice in some action shots from any of the Indy DVDs. That could be a real fun project.
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I always incorporate the bullwhip into my science class. Kids LOVE it!!! :whip: My son entered the science fair last year and, upon the suggestion of a COW member, he did why a bullwhip cracks. He won first place!!!! :whip:


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