View a Slinky in slow motion to build a better understanding of tension force. A lesson in the Veritasium playlist experiments with a Slinky to analyze the forces acting on it. Using slow-motion video allows scholars to verify the motion of the Slinky with surprising results.

Concepts

gravity, force of gravity, weight, spring

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Recreate the Slinky experiment in class to verify results
• Draw a force diagram to represent the forces on the stretched Slinky

Classroom Considerations

• Expects an understanding of gravity and tension forces

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Pauses to give classes time to make predictions
• Includes an extension of the original video

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7