One of the easiest ways to show Hooke's Law is by doing a simple experiment with a spring and some weights. Here’s how you can do it:

Materials You Need:

• A spring
• A ruler
• Weights (like small dumbbells or washers)

Setting Up the Experiment:

1. Hang the spring straight up and down.
2. Measure its original length without any weights hanging on it.

Conducting the Experiment:

1. Start adding weights one by one to the spring.
2. After adding each weight, measure the new length of the spring.
3. For each weight, figure out the force using the formula ( F = mg ). Here, ( m ) is the weight's mass, and ( g ) is the force of gravity.

Looking at the Results:

• Make a graph showing the force ( F ) compared to the change in length ( \Delta x ).
• You should see a straight line. This shows that Hooke's Law works, which says ( F = k\Delta x ). In this equation, ( k ) is a number that shows how strong the spring is.

Doing this experiment helps make the idea really easy to understand!