Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Spring Constant From Force Data

Bring the sun to your class! Young scholars analyze actual solar wind data in the second activity of a five-part series. Their analysis includes speed, temperature, and density data.

Students must find the value of the spring constant and the original length of a spring based on data that was collected from hanging different masses on the end of a vertical spring.

Students must calculate the spring constant of a spring based on the oscillation graph that is created by an oscillating mass.

Students will need to determine the spring constant of a spring that gave two dynamics cars their momenta.

Students must find the value of the spring constant based on direct measurements of length.

Students must find the spring constant of a spring based on the distance a projectile travels when fired by the spring.

Determine the decay constant and half-life of an isotope based on the activity data of the isotope as a function of time.

Students must calculate the speed of a hockey puck based on the graph of force vs. time for the impact between the stick and the puck.

Beginning with a discussion about using technology to collect data, this resource includes a video about the next Mars rover as an example. Young scientists are taught that filtering is necessary before collected data can be analyzed....

Students must find the value of the amount of stretch that will occur to a spring on another planet.