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In this lesson for Grades 6-8, learners observe the movement of pendulums in order to understand how gravitational forces act and how they affect changes in speed and acceleration of objects. It starts with a brief exploration of Galileo's experiments with pendulum motion, then introduces websites with pendulum simulations, and culminates with a lab in which students construct a pendulum, test its period/frequency, and vary length of the string. This resource comes with warm-up questions, printable student guides, and complete lesson plan.
Editor's Note: We recommend introducing this lesson after students have explored pendulum motion without air resistance. See Related Materials for a link to the "Pendulum Energy Model", a standards-based simulation for Grades 6-9. The accompanying lesson was developed by an experienced middle school teacher. Science NetLinks is a part of Thinkfinity, a partnership that provides free Internet-based content across academic disciplines. Science resources are aligned to AAAS Benchmarks for Science Literacy.
AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)4. The Physical Setting
4F. Motion
4G. Forces of Nature
12. Habits of Mind
12C. Manipulation and Observation
12D. Communication Skills
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics AlignmentsStandards for Mathematical Practice (K-12)
MP.8 Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Measurement and Data (K-5)
Geometric measurement: understand concepts of angle and measure
angles. (4)
This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: Periodic and Simple Harmonic Motion
Unit Title: Simple Harmonic Motion This multimedia module was created by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and aligned to AAAS Benchmarks. It opens with Galileo's pendulum experiments, continues with interactive simulations of pendulum motion, and concludes with a hands-on lab. Link to Unit:
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