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    Science Department Colegio Nueva York: Title: The Pendulum

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    The document summarizes a student lab experiment on the factors that affect the period of a pendulum. The experiment tested how the length of the string, angle of release, and mass of the pendulum bob impacted the period. The results showed that longer strings, smaller angles of release, and increased mass all resulted in longer periods. Therefore, the key variables that affect the period of a pendulum are the length of the string, initial angle, and mass of the bob.

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    SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

    COLEGIO NUEVA YORK


    TITLE: THE PENDULUM

    Authors: Juliana Ramirez and Victoria Salazar

    ABSTRACT

    In this laboratory we are going to make a pendulum, and we are going to


    identify which facts affect the time that a pendulum takes to make
    an oscillation, taking in mind Simple Harmonic Motion.

    KEY WORDS

    -Pendulum
    -Oscillation
    -Protractor (conveyor)
    -Period
    -Frequency

    Objectives:

    Inquire by your own how to make a pendulum.


    Identify different facts that affect its period.
    Explain why that facts affect the period of the pendulum.

    Problem Question:
    Which are the variables that affect the period in a pendulum?
    Introduction:

    The purpose of this laboratory is to identify which facts affect the pendulum
    movement. It has an uniform movement that comes and goes to the same initial
    position, this is called an oscillation. The time that the pendulum takes to make an
    oscillation is called period. The pendulum can swing freely because any force is
    acting on it (taking in mind Simple Harmonic Motion), the pendulum maintains an
    equilibrium position and the oscillation of the mass causes this.

    Methods and materials:

    -Chronometer-Protractor
    - String
    - Mass (of different weights)
    - Ruler
    -Tape
    -Calculator

    Procedure:

    1. Use the materials to create a simulation of a pendulum. (In our case we use
    the protractor, tape, string and the mass for making our pendulum)
    2. Take the measure of the string
    3. Put a object (mass) at the end of the string
    4. The pendulum is created. for starting the practice, verify from which angle
    the string is going to release
    5. Take the time since the mass is release until it returns to the initial position.
    6. Choose a different angle for releasing again the string
    7. Repeat this at least 4 times
    8. Repeat steps 2 and 3 with a different measure of string and with different
    kind of mass (heavier or lighter)
    9. Repeat steps 4, 5 and 6 for making your conclusions.
    10. Then stablish which factors affects pendulums movement.

    Results:

    In this table we use a string of 40 cm, and we release the string from 160° of
    the protractor.
    Mass (g) Period (sec)
    12 1.18
    30 1.24
    48 1.30

    In this table we use a string of 40 cm, and we release the string from 130° of
    the protractor.
    Mass (g) Period (sec)
    12 1.03
    30 1.10
    48 1.17

    In this table we use a string of 15 cm, and we release the string from 160° of
    the protactor.
    Mass (g) Period (sec)
    12 0.63
    30 0.75
    48 0.85

    In this table we use a string of 15 cm, and we release the string from 130° of
    the protractor.
    Mass (g) Period (sec)
    12 0.49
    30 0.63
    48 0.55

    We observed that changing the large of the string makes the pendulum moves
    faster or slower, and throwing the string for different angles affects also the
    movement of the pendulum. As well we noticed that the mass affect the oscillation
    or period of the pendulum, because when the object is heavier always the period
    is going to be “bigger” making it directly proportional.

    Conclusion:

    We can answer and conclude our problem question with our experiment.
    The variables that affect the pendulum in an Simple Harmonic Motion are going to
    be the length of the string and the initial position you are going to release the
    pendulum.
    The mass is also a variable that affect in a directly proportional way the pendulum
    in a Simple Harmonic Motion, because the bigger the object the bigger the time is
    going to take the pendulum to make an oscillation.

    Our experiment is trying to explain Simple Harmonic Motion in real life, but we
    have to take into account that in SHM there is NO friction, and in real life it is.

    References:

    Physics Class
    Physics Notebook

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