Virtual Simulation Assignment
We are going to explore simple harmonic motion through the PhET Pendulum Lab to find out the relationship between the mass of the bob, the length of the string, the period of the pendulum, and the total energy of the system with respect to the variation of the released angle.

Open the PhET “Pendulum Lab” Interactive Simulation.
Use the Unit V Virtual Simulation Excel Worksheet . Save all of your work directly to the worksheet, and submit it in Blackboard for grading.
See the Unit V Assignment Instructions to access the details for this activity.

 

https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/pendulum-lab/latest/pendulum-lab_en.html

QUESTIONS

1.  Apply the concept of momentum conversations to daily life.
   
2.  Investigate the momentum conservation in simple pendulum motion.
   
3. Identify the total mechanical energy conservation.
   
4.  Explain the total energy conservation in simple harmonic motion.
   
5. Relate the mass and speed of the pendulum to kinetic energy and potential energy.