Description
Use datalogging equipment to either:
- Measure the periods of a pendulum; and/or
- Measure the acceleration of an Atwood's machine
to determine a local value for gravitational field strength, g.Ìý
Outcomes:
- Develop an understanding of collecting and processing data in a way that improves accuracy
Links to Stage 6 Physics Syllabus content
PH12-12/Gravitational fields
- Apply qualitatively and quantitatively Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation to:
- Investigate the factors that affect the gravitational field strength
- Predict the gravitational field strength at any point in a gravitational field, including at the surface of a planet (ACSPH094, ACSPH095, ACSPH097)