Magnus Effect Curving Ball
The path curves toward one side.
Teaching & key ideas
What you do: Give the ball spin as it moves through air.
What students see: The path curves toward one side.
Why it works: Spin changes airflow speed on opposite sides, creating a pressure difference.
Question to ask: How can spin bend the path?
Lesson flow
Predict → demonstrate → observe → briefly explain → ask: How can spin bend the path?