1. Pendulum Lab Swinging Singles

2. Purpose To better understand the concepts of period (T), frequency (f), and amplitude. To determine which variables affect the period of a simple pendulum.

3. Hypothesis - Key Variables? ?

4. Materials Ring Stand String Mass Meter Stick Stopwatch

5. Procedure SWING 50 times (Cycles per unit of time) MEASURE everything; length, mass, frequency, period, amplitude. Make a TABLE to KEEP TRACK of data; –For Multiple Runs –For Data Analysis Take HOME for Data Analysis –Write up Results and Conclusions

6. Ballistic Pendulum

7. What time is it?

9. We can do this

10. Does it still swing … in the dark?

11. Till Next Time The End …. Of Time