Masses & Springs
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Topics
- Springs
- Hooke's Law
- Conservation of Energy
- Measurement
Description
A realistic mass and spring laboratory. Hang masses from springs and adjust the spring stiffness and damping. You can even slow time. Transport the lab to different planets. A chart shows the kinetic, potential, and thermal energy for each spring.
Sample Learning Goals
- Explain the Conservation of Mechanical Energy concept using kinetic, elastic potential, and gravitational potential energy.
- Use your understanding of how a spring scale works to determine the mass of an unknown object.
- Find the value of g on Planet X.
Version 2.03
Teacher Tips
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Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ). |
Teacher-Submitted Activities
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| Visualization and Visual Illusions SIM Homework |
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Kathy Perkins, Carl Wieman | UG-Intro | HW | Physics |
| Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
MC | Physics |
| Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
Demo HW Lab |
Physics |
| Conservation of Energy using Masses and Springs (homework version) (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | HW | Physics |
| Conservation of Energy using Masses and Springs (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Lab | Physics |
| Masses and Springs Homework Determine Unknowns (Inquiry Based) |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
HW | Physics |
| Springs and Things |
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Michael Dubson, Trish Loeblein | HS UG-Intro |
Lab HW |
Physics Mathematics |
| Hooke's Law (Hands-on & PhET) |
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Elyse Zimmer | HS | Lab | Physics | |
| Experimental Design with Forces |
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UTeach Middle School PhET Team | MS | Lab | Physics | |
| Designing Experiments Using Masses & Springs |
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Karen King | MS HS |
Lab | Physics | |
| Introduction to Oscillations |
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Karen King | HS MS |
Lab | Physics | |
| Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS |
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Trish Loeblein | HS | Other | Earth Science Chemistry Physics Biology |
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| How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? |
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Sarah Borenstein | MS | Other | Chemistry Earth Science Biology Physics |
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| Masses and Springs Simulation Homework |
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Kathy Perkins, Carl Wieman | UG-Intro HS |
HW | Physics | |
| Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics | Jaya Ramchandani | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment | Elyse Zimmer | HS MS |
Other | Physics Biology Chemistry |
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| PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C | Roberta Tanner | HS | Other | Physics | ||
| Mass/Spring Activity | Dan Burns | HS | Guided | Physics | ||
| Hookes Law | Kristin Michalski | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Hooke's Law inquiry lab | Patrick Kaplo | HS | Guided Lab |
Physics | ||
| Moteur en PhET | Bernard Lacour | Other | Lab | |||
| Simple Harmonic Motion | Eric Aurand | HS | HW | |||
| Measuring Mass With Springs | Jacqueline Sutton | K-5 | HW | Physics | ||
| Spring to Another World | Dean Baird, Paul G. Hewitt | UG-Intro HS |
Lab | Physics | ||
| Mass Spring Activity | Dan Burns | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Hooke's Law and Simple Harmonic Motion | Michael Geiwitz | HS | Lab | Physics Earth Science |
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| Simu-lab: Masses and Springs | Shannon | HS | Lab | |||
| Masses and Springs: Energy | Leslie Yam | K-5 | Lab | |||
| Oscillations | Sarah Stanhope | HS UG-Intro |
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| Simple Harmonic Motion & Springs | Katie Beth | HS | Lab | |||
| Online Assignment 4 Ms & Ss | Ed Johnsen | UG-Intro HS |
CQs Lab HW |
Physics | ||
| Hooke's Law (Springs) | Jessica Mullins | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Introduction to the Online Mass-Spring Lab | Joe Redish | UG-Intro HS |
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| Position function of mass on spring | Geoffrey Lee-Dadswell | HS UG-Intro |
HW Lab |
Mathematics Physics |
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| Masses and Spings | John Scruggs | HS | Lab | |||
| Discover a Spring "Stretching Law" (Hooke | Michael Poynter | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Spring or Sprung? | Gretchen Swanson | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Spring Simulation - Identifying Variables & Asking Questions | Jessica Mullins | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Energy Analysis of a Mass Oscillating on a Spring | Jessica Mullins | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Gravity: Friend or Foe? | Gretchen Swanson | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Masses and Springs | Stephan Graham | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Vraagstuk rond de wet van Hooke | Dries Boncquet | HS | Other HW Guided |
Physics | ||
| lab course mass-spring system | Peter Selen | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| Waves and sound(in dutch golven en trillingen) | Corné de Boer | HS | Demo | |||
| Kovationsvorstellung bei Funktionen in Zusammenhang mit Massen & Spiralfedern | Frank Handsome | MS | Guided | Mathematics Physics |
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| HUKUM HOOKE | M. Arif Mahdiannur, Mohamad Nur, Z. A. Imam Supardi | HS | Lab | Physics | ||
| AYUNAN PEGAS | erni wahyuningsih | MS HS |
Lab | Physics | ||
| Getaran Harmonik Sederhana Pada Pegas | Nusa Suindrata Aji | MS HS |
Lab | Physics | ||
| Estática (Atividades) nos OA's do PhET | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | MS HS UG-Intro Other |
Other Discuss Demo HW Guided |
Physics Other Earth Science |
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| Dinâmica (Atividades) nos OA's do PhET | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | UG-Adv Other HS Grad MS |
Lab HW Guided Other |
Earth Science Other Physics |
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| Massa e Peso no "Masses & Springs" | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | Other MS HS |
HW Guided Other |
Other Physics Mathematics Earth Science |
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| MHS para pêndulos e sistemas massa-mola | Artur Araújo Cavalcante e Gilvandenys Leite Sales | Other HS |
Guided Other HW |
Physics Earth Science Mathematics |
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| Web Quest Física Oscilacoes Portugues BR | Decio Schaffer | Grad | HW Guided |
Physics | ||
| Força Aplicada e Distenção em Molas | Marcus Duarte, Edio da Costa Junior, Nathany Jammal | MS | Lab | |||
| CALCULO DE MASAS CON LA LEY DE HOOKE | Guillermo Valenzuela | HS | Guided | Physics | ||
| JUGANDO CON MUELLES | Laureano Costarrosa | HS | Guided Lab HW |
Physics |
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