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Using Hooke's Law to Understand Materials

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Provide a Hooke for a lesson on elasticity with an activity that has groups investigate a set of springs. They use a set procedure to collect data to calculate the spring constant for each spring using Hooke's Law. The groups predict the stiffness of different springs prior to testing them.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
hooke's law, elasticity, microsoft excel, algebraic equations, linear equations, data analysis, linear functions, biomedical engineering, springs, mechanics, technology resources
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Instructional Ideas
  • Test a selection of bungee cords along with the springs
Classroom Considerations
  • The class should be familiar with creating scatter plots and fitting a function to the data
  • Need to gather several materials such as springs, spring scales, and ring stands
Pros
  • The activity provides clear directions on what the pupils should do to collect the data allowing for consistent data collection
  • The presentation and the worksheet come in two different file formats
Cons
  • None