Meter Stick Balance Practicum
by Richard McNamara
This lesson can be used as a formative assessment on Static Equilibrium of a horizontal meter stick that has two masses hanging from the meter stick. One of the mass values is provided, the 2nd mass is unknown. Students will measure the lever arms/distance from the fulcrum and solve for the unknown mass.The students then test their predictions by placing the unknown mass on a balance and compare their prediction to the actual value.
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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gCP-MX_gJXsIm24CuKZKPA2skstyNdMq/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P2: Objects at a Distance P3: Net Force Mathematics Functions (F) Algebra (A) Reasoning with Functions and Relations (RFR)
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