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Newton's Cradle

Newton's cradle is a device that demonstrates conservation of momentum and energy using a series of swinging spheres.

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Laboratory information

Newton's cradle is a device that demonstrates conservation of momentum and energy using a series of swinging spheres.

What students do

Operate real equipment and reason from the measurements.

Recommended level
Middle School, High School, Elementary
Typical access model
Ultraconcurrent labs
Works on
Modern web browsers on school, university, and home computers.
Teaching use
Suitable for assignments, demonstrations, LMS-linked activities, and remote practical work.

Available experiments

Use the real laboratory from the browser.

Newton's Cradle

Newton's cradle is a device that demonstrates conservation of momentum and energy using a series of swinging spheres.

Teaching resources

Public laboratory contents

Newton´s cradle (Students)

It consists in four questions. Use Newton's cradle laboratory to observe how it works.

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Newton´s cradle (Teacher)

It consists in four questions. Use Newton's cradle laboratory to observe how it works.

Open resource