Event Title
Session F: Contributed Oral Papers – F1: Physics Education: Simple Pendulum on a NASA Reduced Gravity Flight
Location
Auditorium, Campus Center, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Event Website
http://blogs.umass.edu/nes2011/
Start Date
19-11-2011 8:48 AM
End Date
19-11-2011 9:00 AM
Description
We experimented with a simple pendulum on a NASA reduced-gravity flight. Your students can measure the period of the pendulum on our flight using accelerometer data from Vernier sensors. We also videotaped the results and image analysis can be used to measure the period. We used both a string pendulum and a rigid rod pendulum. Our data includes results from hyper gravity (2g), Martian gravity, lunar gravity, Earth gravity, and microgravity. Learn how you can access and analyze the data in your classroom.
Session F: Contributed Oral Papers – F1: Physics Education: Simple Pendulum on a NASA Reduced Gravity Flight
Auditorium, Campus Center, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
We experimented with a simple pendulum on a NASA reduced-gravity flight. Your students can measure the period of the pendulum on our flight using accelerometer data from Vernier sensors. We also videotaped the results and image analysis can be used to measure the period. We used both a string pendulum and a rigid rod pendulum. Our data includes results from hyper gravity (2g), Martian gravity, lunar gravity, Earth gravity, and microgravity. Learn how you can access and analyze the data in your classroom.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/climate_nuclearpower/2011/nov19/32