Classroom Idea Sheet

Resonant Pendulums

This magical set-up is remarkable to watch in action and reveals resonance, a fundamental physical behavior of vibrating systems.

Standards alignment

Common Standards — cross-referenced to the Common Core State Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards and the California Content Standards.
StandardFrameworkGradeSubjectDomain
NGSS: Physical Science, Forces & Motion, Conservation of Energy & Momentum, Effects of Gravity; Engineering, Comparing Multiple Design Solutions, Identifying Variables

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Grades covered

Grade 3 – Grade 12

Curriculum topics

Pendulums, Resonance, Conservation of Energy, Forces & Motion

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