This is our last unit on Newtonian Mechanics, so we’ll put some spring in your step and swing into a study of things that move back and forth!
In 1851 a French scientist named Leon Foucault invited his colleagues to “see the Earth turn.” Thus the famous Foucault pendulum was born!
RESOURCES FOR THIS UNIT
Full teacher notes available by request via email to [email protected]
from an official educational institution email address.
HELPFUL WEBSITES
- Amazing Pendulum Simulator from PhET
- PhET Waves on a String (settings: oscillate, no end, no damping)
- Online Physics Aplets: Spring-Mass Oscillator
- PhET Masses & Springs