"The activity will help give students a kinesthetic feel for the inertia concept. This lab is a great way to provide students with an experience that can be very thoroughly discussed and analyzed."
Physics experiments/activities do not have to be costly in time or resources. Teachers also do not need to limit their equipment purchases to "high tech" or specialty materials sold exclusively through science supply catalogs. Many valuable data collection activities can be performed using inexpensive materials that may be purchased from local department, hardware, and/or toy stores.