Swinging Pendulum

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. The equations are justified as students experimentally measure the speed of the pendulum and compare theory with reality.

Publisher: TeachEngineering
Submitter: OER Commons
Last Updated: 7/22/2016

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4 Learning Standards

Teaches CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.B.3 (Supporting alignment)
3. Fluently add, subtract, multiply, and divide multi-digit decimals using the standard algorithm for each operation.

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Teaches CCSS.Math.Content.7.EE.B.4 (Supporting alignment)
4. Use variables to represent quantities in a real-world or mathematical problem, and construct simple equations and inequalities to solve problems by reasoning about the quantities.

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Teaches CCSS.Math.Content.8.EE.A.2 (Supporting alignment)
2. Use square root and cube root symbols to represent solutions to equations of the form x² = p and x³ = p, where p is a positive rational number. Evaluate square roots of small perfect squares and cube roots of small perfect cubes. Know that v2 is irrational.

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Teaches CCSS.Math.Content.6.SP.B.5 (Supporting alignment)
5. Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context, such as by:

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2 Keywords

Physical Science -- Physics Applied Science -- Engineering
#PhysicalScience--Physics #AppliedScience--Engineering

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