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Title:

PhET: Masses & Springs

Url:

http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/mass-spring-lab/mass-spring-lab_en.html

Publisher:

University of Colorado Boulder

Description: This simulation provides a realistic virtual mass-and-spring laboratory. Users can explore spring motion by manipulating stiffness of the spring and mass of the hanging weight. Concepts of Hooke's Law and elastic potential energy are further clarified through charts showing kinetic, potential, and thermal energy for each spring. This item is part of a larger collection of simulations developed by the Physics Education Technology project (PhET). The simulations are animated, interactive, and game-like environments in which students learn through exploration. All of the sims are freely available from the PhET website for incorporation into classes.

LC Classification:

Science -- Physics -- Descriptive and experimental mechanics -- Study and teaching. Research

GEM Subject:

Science
Science -- Physics
Science -- Instructional issues

Key Concept:

Physics -- Kinetic energy
Physics -- Mass
Physics -- Motion
Physics -- Oscillations
Physics -- Potential energy
Physics -- Thermodynamics
Physics -- Waves

Resource Type:

Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Demonstration
Instructional Material -- Interactive Simulation

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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