Period and Frequency of a Pendulum
The Period and Frequency of a Pendulum Concept Builder provides an introduction to the nature of a pendulum's motion. The Concept Builder consists 60 questions organized into 15 Question Groups and spread across three activities. The first activity -
Basic Concepts - targets a student's understanding of the distinction between period and frequency. Attention is given to the definitions, units of measurement, mathematical meaning, and the variables that affect these two quantities. In the second activity -
Ranking Tasks - learners are presented with values of length, mass, and angle for three experimental trials; they must rank the three trials according to their period or their frequency. In the third activity -
Proportional Reasoning - learners must use proportional reasoning to predict = the quantitative effect of changes in the pendulum length upon the frequency or the period. Question-specific help is provided for each of the 15 situations. Use of this Concept Builder with our Task Tracker system allows teachers to track student progress.
Users are encouraged to open the Concept Builder and explore. There is no need for an activity sheet for this Concept Builder. However, the 60 different questions can be printed. View
Questions (For Teachers Only).
Learners and Instructors may also be interested in viewing the accompanying
Notes page. Technical information, teaching suggestions, and related resources that complement this Concept Builder are provided on the Notes page. View
Notes.