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Lab4 Periodic Motion

This document provides a guide for an online lab on periodic motion. It outlines 6 tasks: 1) exploring a PhET simulation on masses and springs, 2) selecting a problem to investigate related to how position, velocity, and energy vary over time, 3) stating an initial hypothesis, 4) detailing an experiment plan with variables and procedures, 5) presenting experimental results in a table with analysis, and 6) providing a concluding statement that solves the original problem. Students are instructed to complete these tasks in a separate lab report file.

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Lab4 Periodic Motion

This document provides a guide for an online lab on periodic motion. It outlines 6 tasks: 1) exploring a PhET simulation on masses and springs, 2) selecting a problem to investigate related to how position, velocity, and energy vary over time, 3) stating an initial hypothesis, 4) detailing an experiment plan with variables and procedures, 5) presenting experimental results in a table with analysis, and 6) providing a concluding statement that solves the original problem. Students are instructed to complete these tasks in a separate lab report file.

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Lab # 4.

Periodic Motion

Topic: Periodic Motion

Objective: Create an investigation on how variety of quantities change (position, velocity, and energy)
over the course of time in a vibrating system.

Applicable Simulation: PhET Interactive Simulations (Masses and Springs)

Link: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/masses-and-springs/latest/masses-and-springs_en.html

Note: Select the “Lab” part so you can have access on a variety quantities related to a vibrating system.

Task #1: Explore the Simulation

Tips in exploring the simulation:

• Use a comfortable device that can access the link and control
the functions incorporated in the simulation.
• Check all possible functions of the simulation and what are their
specific purposes.
• Plan how you can fulfill the objective of the laboratory using the
simulation.

Laboratory Guide for Distance Online Learning created by Lucky Sonny A. Ligsanan (January 28, 2021) for
the course Physics for Engineers. Edited April 26, 2021
Task #2: Find a problem to investigate related to the presented objective.

Tips in selecting the problem for investigation:

• For this laboratory work, you need to nominate your preferred problem for investigation.
• Make sure the problem nominated is possible to be answered by an experiment using the
features of the simulation.
• The problem of investigation must be covered by the presented “objective” of the laboratory
work.

Task #3. Declare your hypothesis.

* Give your initial intelligent answer to the problem you proposed.

Task #4: Reveal the plan of your experiment.

Tips in creating an experiment plan:

• Nominate the variables you want to relate (Specify the


dependent, independent and controlled variable/s)
• Enumerate the procedure of the experiment. You may support
the procedure with screen capture set-up before the actual
experiment.

Task #5. Results of the Experiment.

Tips in presenting the result of the experiment.

• Use a table to clearly present the relationship of data from the


experiment.
• Provide reason why the data behave in such manner. You may
support this reason with physics principles such as equations or
quoted part from experts’ point of view. Reveal the title of the
law/theory as well as the name of the proponent.

Task #6. Create your Conclusion.

* Provide in a short sentence an answer that directly solve the problem you proposed in Task #2

Note 1: Details of task #2 to task #6 will be considered your laboratory report.


Note2: This file is only a laboratory guide. Create a separate file for your
laboratory report. Make sure to remove the “tips” presented in this guide. Present
only the required details for each task.
Note 3: Always show the names of the “active” members of the group at the end
of the report.

Laboratory Guide for Distance Online Learning created by Lucky Sonny A. Ligsanan (January 28, 2021) for
the course Physics for Engineers. Edited April 26, 2021
Note 4: Upload the copy of your laboratory report in the correct destination of file
of our google classroom. Always select “Turn In” in the function of google
classroom.

Laboratory Guide for Distance Online Learning created by Lucky Sonny A. Ligsanan (January 28, 2021) for
the course Physics for Engineers. Edited April 26, 2021

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