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Mechanics Module 3 Equipment List and Setup

Mechanics Module 3 - MECH Equipment List and Setup Oct. 10, 2023, 4:31 p.m.

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    What

    Qty

    Activities

    Sheets of graph paper

    6

    10

    1-foot ruler

    1

    10

    2.2 meter Track, Pasco ME-9452

    1

    15, 16

    End-stop mounted on one end of track

    1

    15, 16

    Pivot Clamp for Track, Pasco ME-9810

    1

    15, 16

    Collision Cart, Pasco ME-9454

    1

    15, 16

    Cart pin

    1

    15, 16

    Economy Force Sensor, Pasco CI-6746

    2

    12

    eyebolt, 6-32x1/2" with knurled nut 1 12
    eyebolt, 1/4-20 x 2" 1 12

    Large Table Clamp, Pasco ME-9472

    2

    12, 15, 16 (Activities 15 and 16 will use only one clamp)

    Super Pulley with Clamp, Pasco ME-9338A

    1

    15, 16

    Super Pulley, Pasco ME-9450

    2

    12

    Pulley Mounting Rod, Pasco SA-9242

    2

    12

    0.5 kg mass with a hook

    2

    12

    Standard 12.7 mm rods, approx 18” long

    4

    12(3), 15(1), 16(1) (Activities 15 and 16 will use only one rod)

    Right-angle brackets for the above

    2

    12

    1 foot lengths of light string

    6

    12

    50.0 gram mass with a hook

    1

    15, 16

    3 feet length of light string

    1

    15, 16

    Ball on a string

    1

    5, 9, 10, 11

    Pan of water with Styrofoam, wooden stick tied on one end to a support. See the figure below.

    1/practical

    14

    Digital Angle Gauge, Matica B2646

    1

    15, 16

    Flying pig (2xAA batteries) 1 17
    Aluminum hanging frame with swivel clasp 1 17
    18" string 1 17
    tape measure 1 17
    stopwatch 1 17
    bowling ball one per room 18
    rubber mallet one per room 18

     

    Setup Notes:

    The Track should be set up with the end with the smallest reading on the scale closest to the wall.

    The feet brackets should be mounted so their thumbscrews are on the same side of the Track as the scale. One feet bracket should be mounted on the end of the track closest to the wall. The position of the other feet does not matter. Note that this placement differs from the standard one.

    The Rod Clamp should be mounted on the end of the Track opposite the wall.

    The Super Pulley with Clamp should be mounted on the end of the Track opposite the wall. The pulley should be attached to the higher / top hole of the pulley clamp so that the string pulling the cart can be parallel to the track.

    The eyebolts can be attached to the stings using the loops on the ends before being screwed into the force sensors.

    Here is a figure of the apparatus used by the Instructors for Activity 14:

     

     

    DMH – July/07
    LF-Oct/16

     

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