Hooke’s lab
• Analyze a spring-mass system using Hooke’s law and a best-fit line.
• Determine if a rubber band obeys Hooke’s law.
• Combine the qualitative observations of a model with the quantitative results of an experiment into a coherent formal report.
EQUIPMENT
• Camera
• Paper
• Paper clips
• Paper cup
• 5+, set of coins (e.g. nickels, quarters)
• Rubber band
• Ruler
• Sticky tape
• String (dental floss works well).