In the 5th grade unit on 'Pendulum Motion,' the focus is on investigating the conditions related to the period of a pendulum. Rather than treating pendulum stands, strings, weights, protractors, and ...

Once upon a time, you were probably on an elementary school field trip at a science museum or an observatory. Just before lunch, your teacher had the class stand in a circle around an enormous weight ...

Even after experimenting, the rules aren't clearly visibleIn groups, students assemble pendulum apparatus and hang a weight.

pdf, 53.04 KB pdf, 50.89 KB pdf, 55.34 KB pptx, 436.02 KB Introduce students to planning and carrying out a pendulum investigation with this complete lesson pack: PowerPoint, variables practice sheet, ...

Introduction Did you know that playground swings can provide a good lesson in physics—as well as lots of fun? The back-and-forth motion of a swing is an example of a pendulum. We see pendulums in ...