Stretching Springs at UTC Portsmouth

Description

The topic of this workshop is Stretching Springs and it will be led by Jeremy Thomas and James Loosely at Portsmouth University.

In this session you will explore the Hooke’s law required practical through marshmallows, exercise bands and Newton meters. You will investigate force, extension and stiffness, complete the standard spring experiment, graph results, calculate spring constant and determine elastic energy. You will also consider apparatus setup, parallax, resolution, repeats, precision, safety, calibration, alternative arrangements, differentiation and relevant Working Scientifically classroom skills.

Refreshments will be provided. 

Further details will be sent to all participants ahead of the event. 

This course is fully-funded and delivered as part of the Portsmouth Physics Hub series of sessions for physics teachers, particularly non-specialists and early career teachers.