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Inverted Foucault Pendulum

Inverted Foucault Pendulum

In this demonstration, learners explore a variation of a Foucault pendulum, but upside down. This resource contains instructions on how to construct the device (the predecessor to the Foucault Pendulum) as well as how to demonstrate how it would move at various latitudes.

Keywords:
Circles, Plane Geometry, Momentum, NSDL, Rotation, Physics, Geometry, South Pole, Number and Operations, North Pole, Chemistry, Earth System Science, Equator, Physical Science, Geoscience, Measurement, Mathematics, Motion and Forces, Sine, Earth Processes, Latitude, Oscillation, Pendulum, Rate, Momentum and Velocity, Rotation Motion, Algebra, Foucault
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
Author:
Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Middle School, High School
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
Source Code Available:
No
Creative Commons:
Unknown

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