Uniform Circular Motion
Discover the relationship between centripetal acceleration and distance from the axis of rotation.
Lab Summary
In this experiment, students will use an Acceleration Sensor, Photogate, and Xplorer datalogger to discover the relationship between centripetal acceleration and distance from the axis of rotation.
Published: May 2002
Downloads
- Uniform Circular Motion (184 KB, .zip)
Includes experiment setup, procedures and DataStudio file with sample data
Here's What You Need
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PASPORT Acceleration Sensor (2-axis) (PS-2118) - $105
Capable of measuring x and y axis through one input port simultaneously. For use with PASPORT Interfaces.
PASPORT Acceleration Sensor (3-axis) (PS-2119) - $169
Allows students to conduct measurement in x, y & z acceleration simultaneously through one input port. For use with PASPORT Interfaces.
Xplorer GLX (PS-2002) - $349
The Xplorer GLX is a data collection, graphing, and analysis tool designed for science students and educators.
Other Products
PASPORT Digital Adapter (PS-2159) - $59
The Digital Adapter allows ScienceWorkshop analog sensors to be connected and used with PASPORT interfaces.
Photogate Head (ME-9498A) - $45
Monitors the motion of objects passing through its gate, counting events as the object breaks the infrared beam. For use with PASPORT and ScienceWorkshop Interfaces.
Rotating Platform (ME-8951) - $409
The stable base and precision bearings is one major component of the Complete Rotational System (ME-8950A).
Other Materials
- Requires 2 Xplorer dataloggers (2) PS-2002
