Code Number: 1M10.16

Demo Title: Lift or Carry a Block

Condition: Good

Principle: Work

Area of Study: Mechanics

Equipment:

A large block or book.

Procedure:

Lift a block off a table and discuss that work is only done when you are lifting the block and not when you are carrying it around at the same horizontal height.

References:

Carl E. Mungan, "Negative Work Done by a Person", TPT, Vol. 53, # 4, April 2015, p. 224.
Atakan Çoban et al., "Energy Conservation Analysis Using Arduino", TPT, Vol. 61, #4, Apr. 2023, p. 295.
Borislaw Bilash II, David Maiullo, "Work is Going My Way", A Demo a Day: A Year of Physics Demonstrations, p. 78.

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1M10.16 - Lift or Carry a Block

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