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Hooke's Law: Guided Investigation

A step-by-step version of the classic spring-extension practical. Students calculate extensions from ruler readings, plot a graph, identify the limit of proportionality and calculate the spring constant, with feedback at each step.

Years 7–8Guided investigationHooke's Law
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