Trapeze

1. What is your personal experience with swinging on anything like a trapeze?
* I used to have a swinging bar on my play set that was very much like a trapeze that I would swing on by either my arms or by the bending at my knees.
* I have also been able to create more momentum that a trapeze does when on a swing to get higher.


2. What applications to "real life" do swinging objects have?
* Swings first off
* Pendulum
* Rope swings into water


3. What is your prediction about what will happen if two people are on one trapeze and only one is on the other and the one switches to the other? Explain (in terms of mass)
*I think that the momentum of the trapeze with two people will be greater due to the change in mass which then changes the rate of acceleration.


4. What understandings or ideas do you have about the science of back-and-forth swinging objects?
* I understand that gravity brings the objects down each time they reach their highest point of acceleration. Also, the momentum will begin to slow down unless a constant force is applied that continues the same momentum.


How does the weight of a swinging object affect the frequency of its swing?
Prediction: The greater the weight, the greater the frequency. (As more washers are added, the swing will increase, going back and forth. It will take longer (more strides) for the heavier to complete its trial.
*I think this because when I have been on a swing, if I create more weight which is known as a force, the higher I get as well as the longer (time) I go.
RESULTS:
Unfortunately our results are somewhat unconslusive. The averages are:
1 washer: 11.13
2 washers: 10.94
3 washers: 11
4 washers: 10.75
This could have very well been due to human error because the time was kept by eye watching the second hands on an analog clock. Also, the angle of the pendulum's first start was from the side and not the front so it could have been that it wasn't 100% accurately dropped each time.


Explore on own-> Change up materials and what questions do I come up with?
Changes: Used a large washer and found that on average there were 10 swings.
Questions:
*Does it actually have to do mostly with the rate of accerlation at the beginning?
*What would happen if we started the swing at a higher angle?
*Does the length of the string have any affect on the rate of frequency?