Pendulum art report

Pendulum art science report

Aim: We are trying to create art using a pendulum, do do this you would normally fill with paint or flour or something.

Hypothesis: We hoped and thought we would go three different patterns (because we created a special pendulum) that would be based off each other.

Method:

1. First we found a sturdy stick (around half a metre in length) and attached a string to it’s centre of gravity.
2. Then we got a cardboard cup and attached it directly under the stick (were the string is).
3. Next we get two more pieces of string one short one long and we attached them to either side of the stick
4. Then we got to more cups and attached them to the ends of the string.
5. Lastly we poked holes in the bottoms of the cups and strung the top string to a high place (we used a tree)

Concloton:
First we tried it with paint. We discovered that the holes in the cups were not big enough and so mid test we enlarged them but the surface tension of the watered down paint only allowed it to drip. Next we tried it with flour but the wind blew it everywhere. After that athe contraption broke. If we were to continue we should replace the cups with funnels to allow the substance to flow better.