Newton's First Law
In this lab, students will use motion sensors to determine how force influences the motion of an object. Students will observe that an object’s motion...
Newton's Second Law
In this lab, students will use force and motion sensors to study the relationship between the net force applied to an object, the acceleration of the object,...
Newton's Third Law
In this lab, students will use pairs of force sensors to observe the relationship between an action force and the resulting reaction force.
Static and Kinetic Friction
In this lab, students will use force sensors to investigate static friction and kinetic (sliding) friction.
Conservation of Energy
In this lab, students will use motion sensors to detect how energy is transformed in a dynamics system. Students will observe that the total energy of...
Conservation of Momentum
In this lab, students will use pairs of motion sensors to explore the concept of momentum and its conservation during common types of collisions.
Impulse Momentum
In this lab, students will use motion and force sensors to explore changes in momentum during a collision. Students will determine how that change is related...
Work and Energy
In this lab, students will use motion and force sensors to develop an understanding of the work-energy theorem that relates the work done on an object...
Simple Harmonic Motion
In this lab, students will use force and motion sensors to determine the spring constant. Students will measure the spring extension created by three different...
Pendulum
In this lab, students will use motion sensors to determine how the mass and length of a simple pendulum affect its period of oscillation.
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