Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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This video summarizes the conclusions we reached when comparing data in our "Force of a Spring Lab" where we determined the relationship between the stretch of a spring and the force exerted by the spring.

Below is a set of 9 videos that can be used to collect data. The videos below are grouped by the type of procedure used to collect the force and stretch data.

Procedure #1: Hanging Masses on a Spring
Each video shows a spring hung vertically and various masses are used to stretch the spring. The gravitational force on each mass can be used to determine the amount of force exerted on the spring that is the same as the amount of force exerted by the spring. A different spring is used in each video for variation in the collected data. The links for all 6 videos are below.

RED SPRING:
Force of a Spring Lab (Data Set #1): youtu.be/MutPM-lUZJk
Force of a Spring Lab (Data Set #2): youtu.be/_HyZegkkuIE

GREEN SPRING
Force of a Spring Lab (Data Set #3): youtu.be/h4PdaNCGMUQ
Force of a Spring Lab (Data Set #4): youtu.be/w1kDG5upycA

YELLOW SPRING
Force of a Spring Lab (Data Set #5): youtu.be/kNW1YeYN_gE
Force of a Spring Lab (Data Set #6): youtu.be/AOCFuus8ki8

Procedure #2: Stretching a Horizontal Spring Attached to a Force Sensor
Each video shows a spring attached to a force probe/sensor that is stretched to different lengths. The force probe reading is shown in real-time on a computer screen and the meter stick can be used to estimate the spring’s change in length or “stretch”.

RED Spring
Force of a Spring Lab (Data Set #7): youtu.be/GQCdIquTbUo