Today students jumped back in to Scientific Inquiry and the Scientific Method. I introduced the topic of our next experiments: Pendulums! Students will be conducting controlled experiments to observe the effects of different variables in their pendulum systems.
Vocabulary introduced during this unit: Pendulum- Any object that hangs from a fixed point and is allowed to swing freely Period- a full swing of a pendulum from the start position to the other side and back again Frequency- the number of periods (full swings) in a specific length of time After reviewing the definition of a pendulum, students were encouraged to think of everyday objects they encounter that could be considered a pendulum. Watch the video below to check out this HUMAN pendulum! http://www.pbs.org/video/1607945122/
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