Part 3: Energy of Oscillations This part of the lab will cover the concept of conservation of energy for an oscillating

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Part 3: Energy of Oscillations
This part of the lab will cover the concept of conservation of energy for an oscillating mass on a spring. Specifically students will create a Kinetic Energy versus time graph, a Potential Energy versus time graph, and a Total Energy versus time graph.
Slide the “Gravity” and “Dampening Slides” to zero
Check the “Mass Equilibrium” and “Period Trace”
You choose your own initial conditions for mass, amplitude, and spring constant
In order to create an energy graph, we need a way to quantity the bar energy graph. To do so, we will use the ruler. But instead of cm, we will say the units are Joules. For example, in the picture below at this instant in time…
Etotal=60 J, KE=46 J, PEelas=14 J
e. ____________(12 points) Plot and insert a graph of Etotal, KE, and PEelas for one period. Choose enough data points to make the shape the of the graph clear.
Insert Graph Here
f. ____________(8 points) Using your graphs, answer the following questions
At what location of the object is KE a maximum?
At what location of the object is KE zero?
At what location of the object is PEelas a maximum?
At what location of the object is PEelas zero?
Can someone please help me answer this. I have provided the variables below.
mass=85kg
amplitude=76cm=0.76m
spring constant=8N/m