Verifying pendulum period formula with different local gravity

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Hello, my name is Django and I live in the Netherlands. I've got an assignment for physics about pendulums and part of this assignment is that I need to verify my result with someone else in a country with a different gravitational force (the gravitational force were I live is 9.813 N/m2). I wanted ask you whether you'd want to help me with this.
If you want to help you should build a DIY pendulum (with some cheap and easy to find materials) and film it while you make a sling.
Photo of a DIY pendulum made from a wooden block hanging on a string between two red-framed tables in a classroom, with a small weight at the bottom.

After this I need you to fill in this formula:

T = the period in seconds (for the swing)
l = the length of the pendulum in meters (as you can see in the picture)
g = the acceleration due to gravity in m/s2
Diagram of a simple pendulum: a vertical line with a bob at the bottom, labelled Length with a double-headed arrow, and an arrow pointing to a swinging pendulum showing its bob at the left, centre and right positions.


If you would help me with this I'd be very thankful!
Cheers,
Django van der Plas

PS.
Would you please say in the video that you make it for me and Rens, so I can prove that I haven't copied it from somewhere? Thanks!
 
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  • Diagram of a simple pendulum: on the left a vertical rod with a bob at the bottom and a double arrow marked Length; on the right the bob swinging, drawn at its left and right extremes and at the lowest point, with arrows showing the direction of motion.
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  • Diagram of a simple pendulum: a vertical line with a bob at the bottom, labelled Length with a double-headed arrow, and an arrow pointing to a swinging pendulum showing its bob at the left, centre and right positions.
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  • Photo of a classroom setup with two red-legged tables and a wooden pendulum-like rig hanging from a string between them, with a cord running to a wooden block on the floor.
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