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Science for Everyone PocketLab Experiment

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Middle School Science

PocketLab on Oscillating Cart

PocketLab on an Oscillating Cart

An oscillating cart with a PocketLab provides an interesting way to study Newton's Second Law of Motion as well as some principles of damped harmonic motion. …
Arms of a spinning figure skater diagram

Arms of a Spinning Figure Skater

Exploration When a figure skater spins he/she uses the positioning of his/her arms to control the speed of the spin/ angular velocity. The angular momentum of…
Angular rotation game diagram

Angular Rotation Game

Exploration Angular velocity is the rate of rotation of an object along a specific axes. For example, the blades of a ceiling fan rotate around the fan’s…

High School Physics

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VelocityLab/Voyager: An Experiment in Energy and Momentum Conservation

A pendulum is held vertically and is  then released, impacting a cart that is initially at rest.  This experiment provides students with a lesson for comparing…
Powered Car with Gears

PocketLab Voyager/LEGO®: Gears, Gear Ratio, and Motor RPM

This lesson combines LEGO®’s capability for building powered machines having gears with PocketLab Voyager’s ability to make detailed measurements of the…
LEGO Atwood Machine

PocketLab Voyager/LEGO®: A Study of the Atwood Machine

Students study the Atwood machine to verify Newton’s Second Law of Motion.  In this machine, two hanging masses are tied to the end of a string that loops…

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PocketLab at South Pole

Teacher brings her PocketLab on adventure to the South Pole

If you’re on a six-week expedition to the South Pole you have to pack light. It’s a requirement. But if you’re also a high school physics teacher, you can’t…

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