Devon Heath

This lab asks the student to test three independent variables of their choosing to see how they affect the period of a pendulum. No prior knowledge of pendulums is required. Instead, the activity focuses on how we define independent and dependent variables, where they belong on a graph, how we try and eliminate outliers, and the importance of multiple trials when collecting data. The lab is self-directed so that students with no prior knowledge might choose an independent variable that has no ef