Teaching about Energy: Dependence of Elastic Energy on Position

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written by John Roeder
published by the American Association of Physics Teachers

This student activity is designed to explore the potential energy of springs. By hanging different masses on a spring, students are lead to determine the potential energy in a stretched spring. Included are notes for instructors wishing to use this material.

This activity is part of a PTRA manual on Energy.

Book Title: Teaching about Energy

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Last Modified: June 14, 2006

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Applications of Newton's Laws - Work and Energy Oscillations & Waves - Oscillations	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Activity = Instructor Guide/Manual

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Keywords:: energy activities, energy in springs, potential energy
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Record Updated:: May 21, 2008 by Lyle Barbato
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This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.

Topic: Periodic and Simple Harmonic Motion
Unit Title: Conservation of Energy and Forces on a Spring

In this mass-and-spring lab authored by an AAPT Physics Teacher Resource agent, students deeply explore the potential energy of an elastic system and how it is dependent on the position of the spring. The lesson is offered in both an introductory and an advanced version. It includes reproducible data tables, questions to elicit prior understanding, background information on best-line-fit in a Potential Energy vs. Displacement graph, and problem sets.

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=3772">Roeder, John. "Teaching about Energy: Dependence of Elastic Energy on Position." In Teaching about Energy. College Park: American Association of Physics Teachers, 2003.</a>

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J. Roeder, Teaching about Energy: Dependence of Elastic Energy on Position, in Teaching about Energy (American Association of Physics Teachers, College Park, 2003), <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3772&DocID=93>.

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Roeder, J. (2003). Teaching about Energy: Dependence of Elastic Energy on Position. In Teaching about Energy. College Park: American Association of Physics Teachers. Retrieved October 4, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3772&DocID=93

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Roeder, John. "Teaching about Energy: Dependence of Elastic Energy on Position." In Teaching about Energy. College Park: American Association of Physics Teachers, 2003. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3772&DocID=93 (accessed 4 October 2024).

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Roeder, John. "Teaching about Energy: Dependence of Elastic Energy on Position." Teaching about Energy. College Park: American Association of Physics Teachers, 2003. 4 Oct. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=3772&DocID=93>.

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