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Duplicate Galileo’s free fall experiments and invention of the Water Clock. Students can vary the distance a steel ball travels down a channeled aluminum inclined plane. Comparing the travel time to distance, they will prove that acceleration = distance/time2. If the angle is changed there will be no change in acceleration, as was first proved by Galileo.
The funnel assembly, when attached to a ring stand, can be used to create Galileo’s Water Clock. Measuring the volume of water collected in a graduated cylinder, students can devise their own time scales and determine the accuracy of Galileo’s clock.
Instructions are included for three students.
Note: The graduated cylinder, support stand, and clamp, all required, are not included. (Please see our Labware section).
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