Class practical: The behaviour of springs provides a topic through which students can learn about simple relationships between...

Practical Activity 14-16

When Hooke first announced his spring law, in 1676, he published it in the form of an anagram, giving the letters...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

A selection of experiments that are suitable to use remotely with your students.

Remote teaching support 11-14 14-16 16-19

A selection of videos that are suitable to use remotely with your students.

Remote teaching support 11-14 14-16 16-19

A range of websites and resources containing useful questions for students on properties of matter.

Remote teaching support 11-14 14-16 16-19

Robert Hooke is immortalised in his eponymous law. However, he made at least two errors in its application. First,

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Hooke’s law was generalised to three-dimensional materials by Augustin-Louis Cauchy. However, the stress of physics was not...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

In this introduction to Hooke’s law students squash marshmallows to find that force is proportional to compression.

Classroom Activity 11-14 14-16