Hooke's Law describes the relationship between the force applied to an unstretched spring and the amount it is stretched. It states that the extension of a spring is directly proportional to the applied force. An experiment is described where different masses are hung from a spring to determine its extension at increasing forces. A graph of force versus extension results in a straight line, showing springs obey Hooke's Law up to their elastic limit. Beyond this point, springs undergo plastic deformation and do not return to their original length when force is removed.