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Swinging Pendulum
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | Yakacki, Chris Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Carlson, Denise W. |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | This activity demonstrates how potential energy (PE) can be converted to kinetic energy (KE) and back again. Given a pendulum height, students calculate and predict how fast the pendulum will swing by understanding conservation of energy and using the equations for PE and KE. This activity demonstrates how potential energy (PE) can be converted to kinetic energy (KE) and back again. Given a pendulum height, students calculate and predict how fast the pendulum will swing by understanding conservation of energy and using the equations for PE and KE. The equations are justified as students experimentally measure the speed of the pendulum and compare theory with reality. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Algebra Physical Science Physics Roller Coaster Gravity Mass Mechanical Energy Conservation of Energy Velocity Kinetic Pendulum Potential |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class VII Class VIII Class IX |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Modern Physics |
