Atwood Machine

Students set up an Atwood machine using a Wireless Smart Gate and pulley. They collect acceleration data for a system, keeping the total mass constant while varying the difference in the weight of the two hanging masses. They graph the difference in the weight versus the acceleration and discover the slope is the total mass. The equation of their line allows them to make predictions about the acceleration of an Atwood machine they did not measure.

Grade Level: High School

Subject: Physics

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Wireless Smart Gate

The Wireless Smart Gate has all the features of the wired Smart Gate plus the added flexibility of wireless connection to your data collection system.

Super Pulley with Mounting Rod

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