#01 Pendulums (grades 8-12)

Soft-bound, 56 page book, 20 reproducible task cards, full teaching notes. A washer swings on a thread, sweeping the face of a cereal box. This box is covered with a grid that measures length and amplitude. It is, in short, a classically simple TOPS learning system. Using a stopwatch and calculator, your students will graph length vs frequency into a beautiful curve; they'll stand this curve on its head by plotting the period, then straighten it back out by squaring the period. This straight line leads directly to a simple pendulum equation with powerful applications. Math teachers, don’t miss this one! Download a Preview - click here Download a Free Sample Lab - click here More Information – click any of the tabs below to learn more about this title Get Materials   Click here for a complete list of materials needed and convenient shopping. cereal boxes (two pound Grape Nuts boxes are ideal), gravel (sand or soil), masking tape, scissors, spools thread, washers, paper clips of unifo