Advanced Placement / Physics

Atwood's Machine

In this lab, students use a photogate and pulley system to determine the mathematical relationship between the acceleration of an Atwood’s machine, the difference between its two masses, and the sum of those two masses.

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Standards Correlations

IB Topics	AP Topics
2.2	3.B.1.1; 2

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Wireless Smart Gate

The Wireless Smart Gate has all the features of the wired Smart Gate plus the added flexibility of wireless connection to your data collection system.

Smart Gate

Photogate that can be connected to any PASPORT interface, has auxiliary port to daisy chain gates, double beams for accurate speed measurement, and a special photogate tape slot.

Mass and Hanger Set

The Mass and Hanger Set includes 4 hangers and 27 weights that range from 0.5 g to 100 g.

Photogate & Pulley System

Measure the motion of a pulley system using this combination photogate and low-friction pulley. For use with PASPORT and ScienceWorkshop Interfaces.

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Source: Lab #03