Timed Gravity Balls

Demo Number 124
Location Shelf 17
Description Drop two long strings with balls – one with equal distance intervals (green) and the other with equal time intervals (yellow). The students listen to the sound of the balls hitting the floor and compare the time intervals of the “hits” between the two sets of balls.
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Tips
  • You can drop balls on a wooden board to amplify the sound.
  • Drawback: length of equal time is long so a ladder is needed.

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This Demo is Part of the following Categories: 1C20 Uniform Acceleration