Teaching Physics by Arduino during COVID-19 Pandemic: Oscillation of a simple pendulum

TL;DR

This paper presents a method for measuring gravitational acceleration using Arduino and a simple pendulum, enabling physics experiments during COVID-19's shift to online education.

Contribution

It introduces a novel Arduino-based approach for physics laboratory experiments suitable for remote teaching during the pandemic.

Findings

Successful measurement of gravitational acceleration using Arduino and a simple pendulum.

Demonstrates feasibility of conducting physics experiments remotely with accessible materials.

Provides a practical solution for physics education during online learning periods.

Abstract

The COVID-19 impacted the teaching; indeed, both schools and universities had to shift from face-to-face to distance teaching organizing on-line lectures. Thanks to easily accessible materials, smartphones physics apps, on-line toolsand devices, it's possible to perform laboratory practice even in this period. In this paper, a method to measure the gravitational acceleration by oscillation of a simple pendulum, using Arduino board, is presented.