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Pendulum Snake

Pendulum Snake

In this physics activity, learners assemble and/or investigate a pendulum "snake." Several large steel hex-nuts are suspended on strings of successively increasing length to form a series of pendulums with successively increasing periods. When all pendulums are released simultaneously with the same amplitude, they gradually form an undulating snake-like pattern, and then undergo further changes which are fascinating from both a visual and...

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Keywords:
Amplitude, Problem Solving, NSDL, Representation, Physics, Center of Gravity, Conducting Investigations, Number and Operations, Chemistry, General, Inertia, Space Science, Frequency, Variables and Expressions, Physical Science, Acceleration, Equations and Inequalities, Measurement, Mathematics, Motion and Forces, General Science, Potential and Kinetic Energy, Swing, Pendulum, Rate, Education, Energy, Gravity, Algebra, Patterns
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
Authors:
Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Grade School, Middle School, High School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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Unknown
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