Pendulums and Planets

Students use the formula for the period of a pendulum to solve for length and period. Then rearrange the formula to solve for `L` and apply this new formula to new situations, repeatedly solving for unknown quantities for a unique pendulum on various different planets.

By Amplify Classroom

9th - 12th Grade

Math

Today’s Goals • Rearrange a formula as a strategy for solving radical equations. • Describe how to rearrange a formula in order to isolate a quantity of interest. (Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening)