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Stepping Stones |
Pitstop Check (Thinking Map) |
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Students should be able to calculate a spring constant in linear cases |
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Required practical activity 6 (Part 1) -force and extension for a spring. (AT skills 1 and 2) |
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Students should be able to interpret data from an investigation of the relationship between force and extension |
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Students should be able to calculate work done in stretching (or compressing) a spring (up to the limit of proportionality) using the equation:
elastic potential energy = 0.5 x spring constant s extension(squared)
E = 0.5 k e(squared) |
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What equation is used to calculate elastic potential energy? |
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Students should be able to calculate relevant values of stored energy and energy transfers. |
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