Tag Archives: Hooke’s Law

PhET: Masses and Springs

Hang masses from springs and discover how they stretch and oscillate. Compare two mass-spring systems, and experiment with spring constant. Transport the lab to different planets, slow down time, and observe the velocity and acceleration throughout the oscillation. Click to … Continue reading

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Springs & Hooke’s law podcast

Find out about Hooke’s law & the elastic energy stored in the spring. Download the notes. Download the video.

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