Magic with physics - pendulum stop
Type of Resource:
Practical activity/investigation
This online resource shows how to build a double pendulum system.
The resource details a student practical activity that focuses on how to build a double pendulum system to illustrate the conservation of energy within such a system.
The resource has an explanation of how it works and some extension activities.
Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S8U05 (Year 8), AC9S9U05 (Year 9)
Additional Information
Achievement Standard: Students explain the concept of energy conservation and represent energy transfer and transformation within systems.
Suggested time: 30–60 minutes depending on the extension activities.
Australian Curriculum:
- Year 10 > Science Inquiry Skills > Communicating > Communicate scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose,... > ACSIS208
- Year 10 > Science Inquiry Skills > Questioning and Predicting > Formulate questions or hypotheses that can be investigated scientifically > ACSIS198
- Year 10 > Science Understanding > Physical Sciences > Energy conservation in a system can be explained by describing energy transfers... > ACSSU190
- Year Senior Secondary > Science Understanding > Physical Sciences
