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    This document describes a science experiment to investigate how the length of a pendulum affects its period. The experiment uses a pendulum with varying string lengths to collect data on the time it takes for 5 swings. The results show that as the length of the pendulum decreases in 10cm increments from 60cm to 20cm, the period, or time for one swing, decreases from 1.6884 seconds to 0.8779 seconds. This supports the hypothesis that shorter pendulums have shorter periods.

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    This document describes a science experiment to investigate how the length of a pendulum affects its period. The experiment uses a pendulum with varying string lengths to collect data on the time it takes for 5 swings. The results show that as the length of the pendulum decreases in 10cm increments from 60cm to 20cm, the period, or time for one swing, decreases from 1.6884 seconds to 0.8779 seconds. This supports the hypothesis that shorter pendulums have shorter periods.

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    This document describes a science experiment to investigate how the length of a pendulum affects its period. The experiment uses a pendulum with varying string lengths to collect data on the time it takes for 5 swings. The results show that as the length of the pendulum decreases in 10cm increments from 60cm to 20cm, the period, or time for one swing, decreases from 1.6884 seconds to 0.8779 seconds. This supports the hypothesis that shorter pendulums have shorter periods.

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    Del Mar

    8th Grade Science

    Name _______________________ Date __________ Per___

    Goals - To develop the skills of a scientist

    by reviewing the scientific method.


    graphing with independent variable as x axis, and dependent variable as y axis
    Introducing accuracy, reproducibility and significant figures

    Problem
    What affects the period of a pendulum?

    period = the time a pendulum swings back and forth once

    Materials
    stand, string, washers, big paperclips, rulers, stop watch

    Hypothesis
    I think that the length of the pendulum will affect the period of

    the pendulum by increasing the period as the length increases.


    Therefore, my independent variable is length of the pendulum.
    Independent variable = manipulated variable-what I am changing

    My dependent variable is time it takes to swing.

    Dependent variable = responding variable -what I am measuring

    My controlled variables are: doing the same start height.


    Controlled variables are everything I am keeping the same

    Starting Data

    Independent Variable

    Starting Value

    Incremental change

    Length of pendulum

    60cm

    10cm

    Dependent variable = the period of the pendulum (swing time)


    Controlled Variables
    Weight of bob

    Value
    17.6g

    Angle of the drop


    Height of the drop ( from floor)

    90
    127.5 cm

    Experimental Data
    Trial

    Average time
    for 5 swings (s)

    The Period (s)

    8.168 sec 8.716 sec

    8.442 sec

    1.6884 sec

    50.0 cm

    7.758

    8.041 sec

    7.8995 sec

    1.5799 sec

    40.0 cm

    6.919 sec 6.686 sec

    6.8025 sec

    1.3605 sec

    Time of 5 swings (s)

    Independent
    variable = length
    of the pendulum
    60.0 cm

    2
    3

    Test 1

    Test 2

    (Average time for 1


    swing)

    30.0 cm

    5.193 sec 5.88 sec

    5.5365 sec

    1.1073 sec

    20.0 cm

    4.211 sec 4.568 sec

    4.3895 sec

    0.8779 sec

    Time per swing

    Pendulum Lab
    2
    1.5

    0.8779

    1.1073

    1.3605

    1.5799

    1.6884

    Series1

    0.5
    0
    0

    10

    20

    30
    40
    50
    Length Of The Pendulum

    60

    70

    The period of a pendulum is the time it takes to swing back and forth. In this lab we
    shorten the length of the pendulum to see if the length changes the time it takes for
    the pendulum to swing. I think that the length of the string will increase/decrease the
    time it takes pendulum to swing back and fourth every 2 tests we do. We set the
    pendulum to 90 and if it went above that it would block the pendulum. We also
    controlled the number of revolutions by seeing how long it took for it to turn two
    times. My data shows that the time did decrease from 1.6884 seconds per revolution
    to 0.8779 seconds per revolution as the length of the twine decreased by 10
    centimeters. This supports my hypothesis and therefore proves my point.
    I compared this information with other groups in my classroom and got the same
    conclusion. Multiple answers further proved my hypothesis. The length of the
    pendulum, the amount of friction, and gravity change the period of the pendulum. Me
    and my class mates agreed on this conclusion. in conclusion the period of a pendulum
    is affected by the length of the string.

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