Simple mechanical experiment on forced oscillations

This paper is about an experimental problem on forced oscillations, which was given to 14-year-old primary school pupils at the Slovenian national (final) level of the physics competition in April 2019. At the time when the competition took place these pupils were approaching the end of the school y...

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Published inPhysics education Vol. 55; no. 5; pp. 55006 - 55013
Main Author Rovšek, Barbara
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brecon IOP Publishing 01.09.2020
Subjects
Competition
Elementary School Students
experimental problem
Experiments
forced oscillations
Forced vibration
Foreign Countries
Mechanics (Physics)
Oscillations
physics competition
Problem Solving
Science Activities
Science Experiments
Science Process Skills
Slovenia
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ISSN0031-9120
1361-6552
DOI10.1088/1361-6552/ab9322

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Summary:This paper is about an experimental problem on forced oscillations, which was given to 14-year-old primary school pupils at the Slovenian national (final) level of the physics competition in April 2019. At the time when the competition took place these pupils were approaching the end of the school year, when they encountered physics as a school subject for the first time. The objectives of the experimental exam at the competition, the circumstances and the limitations are discussed. The final experimental setup, which is simple, inexpensive and purely mechanical is described and structured form of the problem is given and discussed. The results of the competition are briefly presented. As such, the experiment can also be used as content for an IBL lesson.
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ISSN:0031-9120
1361-6552
DOI:10.1088/1361-6552/ab9322