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Hooke's Law and the Spring Constant

Hang masses from a spring, measure how far it stretches, and find the spring constant from the slope of a graph.

Grade 10ExperimentScience OlympiadSciencePhysicsMeasurementData AnalysisIntermediate50 to 80 min6 materialsAdult supervision required

What you'll learn

  • Calculate weight from mass using W = mg
  • Plot force against extension and find the gradient
  • Identify the limit of proportionality and sources of error

Objective

Show that the extension of a spring is proportional to the force applied, and determine the spring constant from a graph.

STEM concepts

Hooke's lawElasticityForce and weightLinear relationships
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