PHYSICS

MODULE 4:
CARRY OUT A
SCIENTIFIC
INVESTIGATION
Situation
● Diagram shows two kids
swinging on swings with
different height of chains.
● Kid with longer chain swings
slower compared to the other
kid with a shorter chain.
● Carry out a simple experiment to investigate
this situation.

● You may need to complete this table in order

to get your findings.
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1 Inference The responding variable depends on the manipulated variable.

time taken for 1 complete oscillation depends on the

The _______________________________
length of the swings
________________________.
2 Hypothesis When the manipulated variable increases / decreases, the
responding variable will increases / decreases

length increases
When the __________________, the ______________________
time taken for 1 complete
_______________________________
oscillation will also increases
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3 Aim To investigate the relationship between the manipulated variable and the
responding variable.

length
To investigate the relationship between the ___________ and the
time taken for 1 complete oscillation
_______________________________
4 Variables
Manipulated variable : _________________________________________
length of pendulum
Responding variable : _________________________________________
time taken for 1 complete oscillation / Period
Fixed variable : ______________________________________________
the amplitude of oscillation, mass of pendulum bob
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5 List of apparatus and
materials
6 Arrangement of the
apparatus
List all of the apparatus and materials for an experiment that can be carried
out in the lab to represent the situation in the Diagram.
Retort stand, protractor, pendulum bob, stopwatch, metre rule, G-clamp,
100 cm thread and two pieces of small plywood.
Draw the arrangement and the apparatus for the experiment to be carried
out in the lab.
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7 Procedures

i. The apparatus was set up as diagram above.

ii. State the method to control the manipulated variable.

The length of the pendulum was adjusted to l = 20.0 cm.

iii. State the method to measure the responding variable.

The pendulum bob was displaced at an angle less than 10 ⁰ and released. The time
taken for 20 complete oscillations, t was recorded.
iv. Repeat the experiment at least 4 times.
The experiment was repeated with length of pendulum, l = 30.0 cm, 40.0
cm, 50.0 cm, 60.0 cm and 70.0 cm.
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8 Tabulation of data State how the data is tabulated

l/cm Time for 20 complete oscillations, t/s T/s T2/s2

t1 t2 taverage

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0
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9 Analysing data
• Plot a graph of T against l
• Plot a graph of T2 against l
10 Discussion • State the precaution during the experiment

• Determine the gradient, m of graph T2 against l. State the value in SI

unit.

• Given T2 = where g is the Earth’s gravitational acceleration.

• Relate gradient, m to the value of g and determine the value of g in the

experiment.
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11 Conclusion
• State the relationship between the y axis and the x axis of the graph.
• Do the value of g in the experiment equal to the Earth’s gravitational
acceleration?
 Activity 1.0

● Prepare a complete report on this experiment

Assessment
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