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Using PhET simulations in high school Open-ended Pendulum Labs

These labs provide examples of using very open-ended questions to guide students in exploring a simulation and designing their own experiments. These labs can lead to a high level of quantitative thinking about data analysis.

Keywords:: Pendulum Motion, NSDL, Education, Experiment Design, PhET Simulations, Physics, Teaching With Visuals

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Material Type:: Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: June 2, 2019
Author:: Sam McKagan
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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Language:: English
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