PhET Interactive Simulations:Effective Classroom Use - Michael ...
PhET Interactive Simulations:Effective Classroom Use - Michael ... PhET Interactive Simulations:Effective Classroom Use - Michael ...
Cookbook directions (NOT effective): • Watch me while I show you the controls. • Measure the equilibrium extension of spring 1, for each of the 3 different known masses, and make a graph of stretch of the spring (on y-axis) vs. mass (on x-axis). From this, determine the spring constant k of the spring. Recall that F spring = −kx, where x is the stretch of the spring. Don’t forget that weight is mg, where g = 9.8 m/s 2 .
What would you like to see in PhET • Sim ideas New features Door Prize! : You can see NEW sims in development, before they are published, at http://www.colorad.edu/physics/phet/dev
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- Page 5 and 6: Who is PhET Founded by Carl Wieman,
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What would you like to see in <strong>PhET</strong><br />
• Sim ideas New features <br />
Door Prize! : You can see NEW sims in<br />
development, before they are published, at<br />
http://www.colorad.edu/physics/phet/dev