Hookes Law
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Hooke's Law The aim of my investigation is to find out if Hooke's Law can be proved with a steal spring and to see what would happen if the spring is stretched beyond the elastic limit. Planning In this investigation the following safety rules were applied: * Long hair was tied back to prevent it from getting in the way. * People were not cramped together as they needed room to work. * Goggles were worn to prevent eyes from getting damaged. * People could not play with equipment. * People could not run around in the science laboratory. * Desks were cleared. There were not to many strict safety precautions used, as the only potential danger was if the spring snapped. My method of experimentation will be to use a clamp stand and boss clamp to suspend a spring from. A second boss clamp will hold in place a metre rule starting from the bottom...

