Pendulum Lab

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Author:

Dubson, Michael, Loeblein, Trish

Subject:

Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology

Institution Name:

University of Colorado at Boulder

Collection:

PhET Interactive Simulations

Grade Level:

Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary

Grade Sub-Level:

Upper-Primary, Middle School, High School, Community College - Lower Division

Abstract:

Play with one or two pendulums and discover how the period of a simple pendulum depends on the length of the string, the mass of the pendulum bob, and the amplitude of the swing. It's easy to measure the period using the photogate timer. You can vary friction and the strength of gravity. Use the pendulum to find the value of g on planet X. Notice the anharmonic behavior at large amplitude.

Languages:

English, Arabic, Basque, Cambodian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian Lettish, Malay, Mongolian, Persian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Vietnamese

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Simulations

Media Format:

Text/HTML, Interactive

Conditions of Use:

http://phet.colorado.edu/en/about/licensing
This simulation is available under either a Creative Commons Attribution license or the GNU General Public License.

Copyright Holder:

University of Colorado