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Tick Tock

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Arbor Scientific

Chapter 25 Lab #68: Students will build a pendulum with a period of one second.

This post was posted in Conceptual Physics 4th Edition Lab Manual and was tagged with pendulum, tick-tock, period
Pendulum: Conservation of Energy

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Arbor Scientific

Students first measure the vertical displacement of a pendulum bob and calculate its potential energy compared to equilibrium. The predict the pendulum bob's maximum velocity and then measure the actual velocity at the bottom of the swing.

This post was posted in Labs, Energy & Work and was tagged with conservation of energy, pendulum, potential energy, equilibrium
Circular Motion and the Flying Pig

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Paul Robinson

The Flying Pig provides students with a fun way to study circular motion. The pig and its string trace a conical pendulum and allow a perfect opportunity for calculations and measurements of circular motion. Students should be familiar with forces, specifically centripetal force, and how it is calculated. Students should also know the definitions of the fundamental trigonometric functions and how they can be used to find the sizes of parts of a right triangle.

This post was posted in Labs, Forces and was tagged with pendulum, circular motion, flying pig, centripetal force
The Bouncing Dart

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Arbor Scientific

The Bouncing Dart is a specially designed pendulum with one elastic end and one inelastic end. Students will collide each end with a massive (1kg or more) cart, observing the pendulum's motion and measuring the distance the cart moves. They will conclude that elastic collisions transfer more momentum.

This post was posted in Labs, Forces and was tagged with momentum, pendulum, collisions, elastic, inelastic, bouncing dart
Conserving Your Energy

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Arbor Scientific

Chapter 9 Lab #29: In order to see whether energy is conserved, students will measure the potential and kinetic energies of a pendulum.

This post was posted in Conceptual Physics 4th Edition Lab Manual and was tagged with kinetic, pendulum, potential energy, conserving your energy
Factors Affecting Frequency

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Arbor Scientific

Two experiments. Choose one. In the first, students are guided through the process of testing 3 variables; mass, length, and amplitude; to determine which affects the frequency of a simple pendulum. In the second, students use inquiry and experimental design to test the same variables.

This post was posted in Labs, Motion and was tagged with mass, pendulum, frequency, periodic motion, length, amplitude
Physical Pendulum

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Arbor Scientific

A pendulum with its mass spread throughout its length is called a physical pendulum. A typical clock pendulum is an example. Students will observe a physical pendulum and measure its period, and then construct a simple pendulum with the same period. They will see that a physical pendulum acts as if its mass is concentrated at its center of mass.

This post was posted in Labs, Motion and was tagged with pendulum, periodic motion, physical pendulum
Cut Short

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Arbor Scientific

Chapter 9 Lab #28:
Using a pendulum, students will illustrate the principle of conservation of energy.

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This post was posted in Conceptual Physics 4th Edition Lab Manual and was tagged with conservation of energy, pendulum, cut short