Here's a resource with more bounce for the ounce! Engage your physical science class with an interesting interactive that allows individuals to perform tests with a mass attached to a spring. Participants can customize the scenario by changing the conditions, the spring, and the mass itself.

Concepts

springs, mass, gravity, velocity, equilibrium, length

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Instruct the class to come up with their own definitions of spring constant if you have not yet covered this topic
• Have learners create a table of observations of the simulation using different masses, starting positions, and gravitational forces

Classroom Considerations

• Pupils should be familiar with gravitational force, equilibrium, and mass 

Pros

• Users can keep track of the mass's distance from equilibrium using the graph in the side bar
• The interactive contains clear directions, so individuals can use it without much direction
  

Cons

• None