Hooke's Law and Simple Harmonic Motion

Students will graphically determine the spring constant k using their knowledge of Newton's Laws of Motion and Hooke's Law and by determining the period of a weight on a spring undergoing simple harmonic motion.
Resource ID#: 129116 Type: Lesson Plan
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Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Graphing Calculators, Computer for Presenter, Internet Connection, Microsoft Office, Scientific Calculator, Sensors/Probeware
Instructional Time: 2 Hour(s)
Keywords: Physics, Simple Harmonic Motion, Hooke's Law, Oscillation, period, spring-mass system, wave properties
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Project,  Presentation/Slideshow,  Image/Photograph,  Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) STEM Lesson
Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn Physical Sciences

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