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- g: A pendulum
- Students will time the periods of pendulums to determine if length or mass affects them. Students can then use a pendulum to calculate the acceleration of gravity.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By Bill Sowell.
- Forces, Motion, and Simple Machines
- Investigate forces and motion in technological designs, including friction, forces, inertia, simple machines, and gravity.
- Format: bibliography/help
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- Exploring pendulums
- Students will explore websites with simulations of pendulums, where they'll be able to change the length and angle of the bob and observe its effects. They will then construct and test their own controlled-falling systems, or pendulums, to further observe... (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science)
- Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Galileo's Battle for the Heavens
- NOVA explores the story of Galileo Galilei, his scientific contributions, his clash with the Catholic Church, and his correspondence with his convent daughter. (Learn more)
- Format: website/activity
- Provided by: PBS
- Foucault's pendulum
- Students will learn how the scientist Jean Foucault was able to prove that the earth rotates by building and observing the motion of a pendulum. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
