Centripetal Force: Flying Fiesta

Submitted by:
Carlo Mariano
Kyle Tapil
Jean Rave Evangelio
Maria Kristina Rey

11- St. Thomas Aquinas

Submitted to:
Ma’am Kathleen Mistades
 Centripetal Force: Flying Fiesta
Objectives:
 To serve as entertainment for kids
 Stress reliever
 Understand the concepts of Centripetal Force
 Understand the concept of how rides in the amusement parks work
using centripetal force

Background:
 Centripetal force
 Latin Centrum, “center“ and Petere, “to seek“
 Is a force that makes a body follow a circular path or in this case, to
follow a rotating path.
 The centripetal force always points to the center of the circle.
 Refers to the motion of the body and towards the fixed point of the
instantaneous center of curvature of the path.
 The concept actually originated from the the amusement part ride,
namely itelf, the “ Flying Fiesta “
 The ride was first invented in Idora Park, Calinfornia in 1908 by
Australian manufacturer company called “Fun Time”

How to manipulate:
 Hold the top portion to keep it in place.
 Spi the sides and watch the top portion spin.

Scientific Laws and Concepts:

 The scientific law behind this concept happens when you initially spin
the top, you’re turning the top’s stored energy (potential energy) into
energy of motion (kinetic energy). Once you spin the top, the
centripetal force keeps the spin top going in circular motion.
  When the object moves, its velocity moves in a circle, so when the
velocity is changing, we have acceleration. And when we have
acceleration, we have centripetal force
Conclusion:
 The real life application of this toy is that you will understand how the
amusement park rides work and how centripetal force is acting upon
it that keeps these rides at motion (e.g: Ferris wheel and Roller
Coaster)
11- St. Thomas Aquinas

Submitted to:
Ma’am Kathleen Mistades