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High schoolers distinguish between weight and mass. They examine how in oscillations of a mass against an elastic spring--in the absence of gravity, or in horizontal motion--the length of the oscillation period is proportional to the square root of

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weight, measurement, inertia, mass

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inertia, mass, skylab, weight, zero-g, science
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Year
2004

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