Description
The PhET: Pendulum Lab Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation “Pendulum Lab”. Students will experiment to see how changes in variables will effect the pendulum system, specifically:
- how changes in the length of the string, mass of the bob, amount of gravity and the amount of friction affect the period of the pendulum.
- how the amount of Kinetic, Potential, Thermal , and Total Energy is affected by changes made to the pendulum.
- how to predict the outcome of a pendulum setup, then test to find out if they are right!
The activity guide takes students through the 3 parts of the simulation: Intro, Energy, and Labs. Students are encouraged to make predictions as to the effects of changes in various components of the system including changes in mass, string length, friction, and gravity.
Your students will hit the ground running without the need for a lengthy introduction from you. Just print the activity guide or share from your Google Drive. Students can follow the link to the free simulation. The best part is that students don’t even know they are learning, they just think they are having fun!
The activity guide includes now includes editable PowerPoint, PDF, Google Doc, and TPT Easel versions for printing worksheets, sharing via Google Drive or Google Classroom, or TPT Digital Activities. This lesson is perfect for face to face, hybrid, or remote learning!
This product includes the Activity Guide in color (pdf), Activity Guide for photocopying (pdf), Activity Guide (Google Doc), Activity Guide (editable PowerPoint), Answer Key, and a Getting Started Guide for teachers.
Note: a link for the Google Doc version is provided in the Getting Started Guide. The link will prompt you to save an editable copy of the lesson to your Google Drive.
*PhET simulations are fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena. As students interact with the simulation, they get immediate feedback about the affects of the changes they made. All PhET simulations are freely available from the PhET website (phet.colorado.edu) and are easy to use and incorporate into the classroom. The new Next Generation sims utilize HTML 5 which allows them to run in any modern web browser on most devices including Chromebooks and tablets like the iPad! Learn more about using PhET Simulations with your students.
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Description
The PhET: Pendulum Lab Activity Guide is used along with the free *Next Generation PhET Simulation “Pendulum Lab”. Students will experiment to see how changes in variables will effect the pendulum system, specifically:
- how changes in the length of the string, mass of the bob, amount of gravity and the amount of friction affect the period of the pendulum.
- how the amount of Kinetic, Potential, Thermal , and Total Energy is affected by changes made to the pendulum.
- how to predict the outcome of a pendulum setup, then test to find out if they are right!
The activity guide takes students through the 3 parts of the simulation: Intro, Energy, and Labs. Students are encouraged to make predictions as to the effects of changes in various components of the system including changes in mass, string length, friction, and gravity.
Your students will hit the ground running without the need for a lengthy introduction from you. Just print the activity guide or share from your Google Drive. Students can follow the link to the free simulation. The best part is that students don’t even know they are learning, they just think they are having fun!
The activity guide includes now includes editable PowerPoint, PDF, Google Doc, and TPT Easel versions for printing worksheets, sharing via Google Drive or Google Classroom, or TPT Digital Activities. This lesson is perfect for face to face, hybrid, or remote learning!
This product includes the Activity Guide in color (pdf), Activity Guide for photocopying (pdf), Activity Guide (Google Doc), Activity Guide (editable PowerPoint), Answer Key, and a Getting Started Guide for teachers.
Note: a link for the Google Doc version is provided in the Getting Started Guide. The link will prompt you to save an editable copy of the lesson to your Google Drive.
*PhET simulations are fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena. As students interact with the simulation, they get immediate feedback about the affects of the changes they made. All PhET simulations are freely available from the PhET website (phet.colorado.edu) and are easy to use and incorporate into the classroom. The new Next Generation sims utilize HTML 5 which allows them to run in any modern web browser on most devices including Chromebooks and tablets like the iPad! Learn more about using PhET Simulations with your students.
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