Lab Activities
Hydraulics Lab: Pascal’s Principal
Students will explore the relationship between pressure, force, and area in fluids, demonstrating the practical applications of Pascal's Principle in hydraulic systems.
Hydraulics Lab: Pascal’s Principal
Students will explore the relationship between pressure, force, and area in fluids, demonstrating the practical applications of Pascal's Principle in hydraulic systems.
Spouting Cylinder: Torricelli's Theorem
Using a Spouting Cylinder, students will investigate the relationship between a fluid's depth and ejected velocity.
Spouting Cylinder: Torricelli's Theorem
Using a Spouting Cylinder, students will investigate the relationship between a fluid's depth and ejected velocity.
Elasticity of Gases: Boyle's Law Activity
Students will observe how a gas's volume changes as pressure increases or decreases.
Elasticity of Gases: Boyle's Law Activity
Students will observe how a gas's volume changes as pressure increases or decreases.
Intro to Solid Body Rotation
This qualitative lab has students rearrange steel spheres to intuitively feel for rotational inertia.
Intro to Solid Body Rotation
This qualitative lab has students rearrange steel spheres to intuitively feel for rotational inertia.
7 Optical System Lab Activities
In this activity, students will become familiar with how lenses and pinholes affect image formation
7 Optical System Lab Activities
In this activity, students will become familiar with how lenses and pinholes affect image formation
Visualizing Vectors
In this activity, students will manipulate and observe how resultants change with altered agles.
Visualizing Vectors
In this activity, students will manipulate and observe how resultants change with altered agles.
Conservation of Momentum During Collisions
In this activity, students will investigate the Conservation of Momentum and Energy in Collisions.
Conservation of Momentum During Collisions
In this activity, students will investigate the Conservation of Momentum and Energy in Collisions.
Quantum Lab (Inquiry)
Use a quantum model to determine the mass of a penny indirectly, just as Planck and Einstein did for Photon energies.
Quantum Lab (Inquiry)
Use a quantum model to determine the mass of a penny indirectly, just as Planck and Einstein did for Photon energies.
Momentum - Tailgated by a Dart
Students will learn to estimate the speed of an object by applying conservation of momentum to an inelastic collision.
Momentum - Tailgated by a Dart
Students will learn to estimate the speed of an object by applying conservation of momentum to an inelastic collision.
Density Rods
Use an aluminum and PVC rod with varing temperatures of water to visualize the difference in densities.
Density Rods
Use an aluminum and PVC rod with varing temperatures of water to visualize the difference in densities.
Quantum Lab
This lab constructs a model of how the quantum energies of photons was derived through indirect measurement and analysis using a balance, pennies, and film canisters.
Quantum Lab
This lab constructs a model of how the quantum energies of photons was derived through indirect measurement and analysis using a balance, pennies, and film canisters.
Picture of a Lab: Different Graph Types
Employ four stations to convey graphical relations in different graphs.
Picture of a Lab: Different Graph Types
Employ four stations to convey graphical relations in different graphs.
Lab #9.7 Mechanics: Chapter 9 Dropping The Ball
Drop a ball to observe kinetic and potential energy.
Lab #9.7 Mechanics: Chapter 9 Dropping The Ball
Drop a ball to observe kinetic and potential energy.
Lab #9.1 Mechanics: Chapter 9 An Uphill Climb
In this experiment, you will determine what advantage—if any—there is in using an inclined plane to move an object to a higher elevation.
Lab #9.1 Mechanics: Chapter 9 An Uphill Climb
In this experiment, you will determine what advantage—if any—there is in using an inclined plane to move an object to a higher elevation.
Density of a Solid
Students will devise a way of finding the volume of each object – calculating the volume of a cube or using water displacement for irregular objects.
Density of a Solid
Students will devise a way of finding the volume of each object – calculating the volume of a cube or using water displacement for irregular objects.
Lab #8.2 Mechanics: Chapter 8 Egg Toss
In this activity, you will investigate the effect that stopping time has on stopping force when momentum changes
Lab #8.2 Mechanics: Chapter 8 Egg Toss
In this activity, you will investigate the effect that stopping time has on stopping force when momentum changes
