Carousel and

Pendulum ship
Ap Physics 1102
 Models

Carousel Pendulum Ship

 Objective
Pendulum Ship:
Be able to understand the basic concepts of
SHM and Simple pendulum
Be able to identify the the Simple pendulum
motion from Pendulum ship
Be able to calculate the Time period of the
pendulum
Be able to calculate the frequency of the
pendulum
Be able to define the percentage error between
the recorded period and the calculated period.
To determine the flawlessness of the
Pendulum.
Carousel:
Be able to understand the basic concept of uniform
circular motion.
Be able to investigate about uniform circular motion
based on merry go round motion.
Be able to prove that the magnitudes of velocity vector
of merry go round is constant.
Be able to calculate the centripetal force.
Be able to calculate the magnitude of the velocity.
Be able to demonstrate the model that conforms to
uniform circular motion.
Be able to show sample calculation from a real model.
 Carousel
Circular Motion
 1.
Introduction for circular motion
Circular motion describes objects going in circle.
4 important terms
Centripetal Force
Tangetial velocity
Centripetal accerleration
Period
 Discussion of Physics concepts

Circular motion: Tangential velocity

Speed is constant but changes in
magnitude
Perpendicular to the radius
The formula is
 Circular motion: Centripetal
acceleration
Changes of velocity
Direction
Center seeking
The magnitude
Related to
Tangential velocity
Angular velocity
 Circular motion: Centripetal Force
Force that keep the object move in
curve path
The direct is toward the center.
Derived from F=ma
The formula of finding centripetal
force
 Circular motion: Period and
frequency
Time that required for the circle to
complete 1 revolution
Indirectly proportional to the
frequency
Frequency
How many rev does the circle complete in the
certain time
Formula:
 Materials

White Foam board

Napkin paper roll
Red and white sticker paper
glitter
Foam craft ball
Paint and paint brush
Bagasse Paper
Printed horse picture
Latex glue
Toothpick
Hot glue gun
String
Construction paper
Acrylic color
Spinning motor
Pen
Decoration
Electric wires
2X AAA batteries
Box
Color paper
 Procedure
2)Draw all
1) Measure and pieces on
draw pieces foam board 3) Cut
on construction and on glitter pieces using
paper to use foam sheets scissors
as template using template

4) Assemble
5) Paint
6) Sprinkle pieces to
small pieces
glitter on top create top
and let dry
of carousel
 Procedure
9) Assemble
the rest of the
8) Hot glue foam board
7) Glue to the
pieces of pieces to
top of the
glitter to the create
carousel
foam sheet carousel

12) Bring the 11) Connect the 10) For the

pen and spinning base of the
separate the motor, electric carousel, using
pen body wires and the the box and
which are the battery wrapped with
pen cap and together. the color
other rest. paper.
 Procedure
14) For the motor, 14)
15) For the
making the hole of
wires and the
13) Attach the the space that motor
battery put
pen cap to the can fit in on the base
them in the
center point of of carousel. After that
box.
the carousel. attaching the motor to
that space.

18) Connect the 16) Recall all the

bamboo skewer to part of the pen
the base and the 17) Connect all except the pen cap.
cap of the carousel. the pieces of Attach the bottom
19) Stick the printed the carousel part of the pen to
horse picture to the part. the needle shape
bamboo skewer. like part that is stick
out of the motor
spinning
 Procedure
19) Stick the
printed horse
picture to the 20) Decoration
bamboo
skewer.

21) Put the

22) The battery on
carousel is and turn on
done. the switch.
 Data table
Quantities Values

Radius 14 cm

circumference 88 cm

Frequency 0.31 cycle/sec

Period 3.23 sec/cycle

Angular speed 1.95 rad/s

Linear speed 0.273 m/s

Centripetal acceleration 0.53 m/s2

mass 428 g

Centripetal Force 0.23 N

Calculation
Period
T= 1/f
= 1/ 0.31 = 3.23 Seconds
 Analysis
Demonstrate the idea of circular motion
All value of UCM has a relationship to each other
Find the tangential velocity
From the angular speed

Find the angular speed by from finding the frequency
Count how many revolution that the carousel complete in 1 sec.

 Find the centripetal acceleration

Find the centripetal force
Sub the acceleration
Sub the tangential velocity and radius
 conclusion
In conclusion, the value that obtained from the calculation and the
experiment this help us also the relationship between all the variables and
also all the physical measurements.
Seemingly, all the variables is related and that make the formula of each
variable also related to each other. Moreover, the model measurement
and the calculation show us that how each variable is affect to another
variable.
 Recommendation
More time was needed.
This is because the carousels design is not appropriate to the design of the motor
the pen that used to be the connection between the motor and the cap of the merry go
round is not long enough to reach the motor
If the carousel is pout a lot more decoration
The motor will not working
Too heavy
The pen can not hold the weight
Simple pendulum
 Introduction

Simple Harmonic motion is a type of periodic motion or oscillation

motion
No matter how large the amplitude is, it has no effect on the period of
oscillation.
the restoring force is directly proportional to the displacement from
the equilibrium position and acts opposite to the displacement.
Simple pendulum is also a simple harmonic oscillator
At only small angles
At large angles, the restoring force becomes less and less accurate
 Discussion of physics concepts
Time-Frequency relationship
Frequency is the number of cycles per second
Period is the amount of time in seconds in 1
cycle.
Period is the inverse of frequency
Unit of frequency is cycle/ second (Hertz)
Unit of Period is second/cycle
 Period of Simple Pendulum

The formula that could be used to determine

the period of a swinging simple pendulum is:

T is the time taken to complete a cycle of oscillation,

L is the length of wood
g is the acceleration due to gravity.
 Frequency of simple pendulum
The Inverse of Period formula
Formula used to determine the frequency is:

F is the frequency of oscillation

L is the length of wood
g is the acceleration due to gravity.
 Materials
Large wooden stick
Small wooden stick
Super glue
Thread
Bagasse
Clay
Paint and paint brush
Acrylic color
 Procedure
Beam
1) Cut the large wooden stick into 4 smaller pieces of length 27 cm to use it as a stand.
2) connect the 2 of the 4 pieces of wood together 30 degrees to each other.
3) Repeat for another 2 pieces of stick
4) connect the connected stick together at their joints using super glue.
 Procedure
Pendulum Ship
1) Draw the each parts of the ship on the bagasse which consists of base of the
ship, 2 sides of the ship, and the short covers of the ship, small piece of bagasse
that will hold the sticks and string together, base of the pillar at the center.
2) Cut Bagasse according to the picture drawn
3) Cut wooden stick in 2 sizes for the pillar at the center and also the sticks
which connect between the ship and the string.
4) Connect pieces of the ship by super glue and tape
5) Connect shorter pillar with the base then connect them at the center of the
sip by using super glue
6) Connect the end of 2 longer sticks to each other and connect the other ends
with the cover of the ship by using super glue
 Procedure
7) Repeat step 6 with another side of the ship.
8) Connect small piece of bagasse at the point where 4 sticks are connected by
using super glue.
9) Put the clay inside the ship for 150 g under the cover on both sides
 Procedure
Decoration and connecting
1) Bring every pieces of the project and spray them with white color spray
2)Wait until it dries
3) Paint the beam with purple and red color
4) Paint the ship with red, gray, and black color
5) After the color dries, connect pendulum ship with the beam by using
thread.
 Experimental setup

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 Data table
SHM
Quantities Values

Mass 150 gram

Length of string (Wooden stick) 20 cm

Frequency 1.2 cycle/sec

Period 0.83 sec/cycle

Percent Difference 7%
Calculation
 Analysis
values obtained from calculation and from measurement, the values of the
period differ slightly.
Value of period from measurement is 0.83s. The value from calculation, on the
other hand, was 0.89s.
Due to this, the calculated percent difference between the two values is 7 %.
From obtained results, the values of period from calculation tend to be more
accurate than that from measurement. This is because the the measurement of
length of the wood suspending the mass tend to be more accurate than
observing a mass oscillate.
In observing the mass oscillate, the observer require a very reactive response to
completion of oscillation. Therefore, more chances of error can occur when
measuring the actual time of oscillation rather than using formula for
calculation.
The error could have also resulted from irregular shaking of pendulum left and
right, which was not supposed to happen.
 Conclusion

the values obtained that was demonstrated through calculation and

measurement showed very close values but still different.
From the construction of model and performing calculation regarding its
oscillation, the results have helped us understand the possible causes of
differences in values from calculation and physical measurement.
The causes of errors were potentially from model that might not be strong
enough to hold the mass perfectly linear when oscillating.
 Recommendation
More time was needed to make a better model.
In order to make a sturdy model, choosing appropriate materials is needed. For
this experiment, the beam which hold the ship is too fragile so that strong push
on the pendulum ship can break model apart.
From this, to improve the experiment, the students may use thicker and more
massy sticks to make the beam.
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Thankyou!