If you are in groups 1-3, please collect data using Spring 1. If you are in groups 4-6, please collect data using Spring 2
Please carefully align the 0 cm position of the ruler with the Natural Length line on the simulation. This is also commonly called the spring's "no load" position.
Create a table (on paper) with columns labeled “mass (g)”, "mass (kg), “displacement (cm)”, "displacement (m)", “weight (N)”. Your first entry row should be 0 mass, 0 displacement, and 0 weight. (remember: displacement is measured from the no-load position)
Hang a 50g mass on the spring. Carefully make sure that it comes to rest. Record your mass and displacement values in your table.
Repeat the previous step with 2 more masses, increasing in value (ie. 100g, 250g)
Multiply the value of each mass (in kilograms) by the acceleration due to gravity to obtain the force (in N) acting on the spring. (Remember "weight" is the force due to gravity, and Fg = mg.) Record the weights in your table.
