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Up, down, back, and forth. When you make a pendulum out of a spring, there's a lot to observe. Aspiring masters of motion examine the combined kinetic energies of spring and pendulum motion using a detailed interactive. Learners observe the graphing patterns made from the pendulum's angle and the spring's equilibrium distance as they alter the conditions in the system.
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Instructional Ideas
- The interactive can function as a guided inquiry by having the class follow the instructions in the About tab and answer the questions as they work
- Test your students' skills by asking them to produce specific graph patterns by changing the conditions of the system
Classroom Considerations
- Enable the velocity vectors function to help pupils observe pendulum motion versus spring motion
- Briefly discuss the kinetic energy of springs and pendulums prior to beginning the simulation
Pros
- Activity allows individuals to change factors such as the ball's mass, gravitational force, rod length, and the spring constant
- Users can easily reset the simulation to the conditions they specified or reload it to the original conditions
Cons
- None