Lab Activities
Waves on a Helical Spring
Students will investigate properties of mechanical waves using a helical spring.
Waves on a Helical Spring
Students will investigate properties of mechanical waves using a helical spring.
Tuning Fork Interference
This lab asks students to combine the sounds from two tuning forks (which each produces a simple sine wave vibration) and observe the results.
Tuning Fork Interference
This lab asks students to combine the sounds from two tuning forks (which each produces a simple sine wave vibration) and observe the results.
"Slinky" & the Wave
Students explore properties of mechanical waves such as λ, speed, reflection, and interference using a "slinky" spring.
"Slinky" & the Wave
Students explore properties of mechanical waves such as λ, speed, reflection, and interference using a "slinky" spring.
Refraction and Total Internal Reflection
Students will be able to observe properties of refraction between two different transparent materials.
Refraction and Total Internal Reflection
Students will be able to observe properties of refraction between two different transparent materials.
Lab #6.3b Mechanics: Chapter 6 the Weight
In this activity, you will investigate the relationship between weight and mass.
Lab #6.3b Mechanics: Chapter 6 the Weight
In this activity, you will investigate the relationship between weight and mass.
Wave Motion
Use the Super Snaky helical spring and Super Springy slinky to model P-waves and S-waves.
Wave Motion
Use the Super Snaky helical spring and Super Springy slinky to model P-waves and S-waves.
Lab #6.3a Mechanics: Chapter 6 Putting the Force Before the Cart
You will observe the motion of a variety of objects under a variety of conditions to learn the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration.
Lab #6.3a Mechanics: Chapter 6 Putting the Force Before the Cart
You will observe the motion of a variety of objects under a variety of conditions to learn the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration.
Pulleys: Fixed, Movable and Systems
Students construct a complex system of six pulleys and determine its ideal mechanical advantage.
Pulleys: Fixed, Movable and Systems
Students construct a complex system of six pulleys and determine its ideal mechanical advantage.
Quantum Energies Lab Inquiry
Students will have to develop their own method for finding the pennies' mass
Quantum Energies Lab Inquiry
Students will have to develop their own method for finding the pennies' mass
Lab #5.5 Mechanics: Chapter 5 The Big BB Race
In this activity, students will compare the path of a projectile launched horizontally with that of an object in free fall.
Lab #5.5 Mechanics: Chapter 5 The Big BB Race
In this activity, students will compare the path of a projectile launched horizontally with that of an object in free fall.
Lab #4.7 Mechanics: Chapter 4 Sonic Ranger
Students will use a sonic ranger to graph their own motion on a computer.
Lab #4.7 Mechanics: Chapter 4 Sonic Ranger
Students will use a sonic ranger to graph their own motion on a computer.
Conservation of Energy: Racing Marbles
Measure two marbles final velocity after traveling different paths that begin and end at the same elevation.
Conservation of Energy: Racing Marbles
Measure two marbles final velocity after traveling different paths that begin and end at the same elevation.
Heat Transfer Radiation
Students will fill black, white, and silver cans with water, and observe the temperature change in the water when the cans are placed under a bright lamp.
Heat Transfer Radiation
Students will fill black, white, and silver cans with water, and observe the temperature change in the water when the cans are placed under a bright lamp.
Tornado in a Bottle Inquiry
Students will use funnels, soda bottles, and a toy called a Tornado Tube to explain the physics of a rather complex hydrodynamic system.
Tornado in a Bottle Inquiry
Students will use funnels, soda bottles, and a toy called a Tornado Tube to explain the physics of a rather complex hydrodynamic system.
Horizontal Projectile
Students will use a simple method, employing just a meter stick and stopwatch, to predict the range of a projectile.
Horizontal Projectile
Students will use a simple method, employing just a meter stick and stopwatch, to predict the range of a projectile.
Heat Transfer
In this experiment, students will discover the different rates at which materials can conduct heat.
Heat Transfer
In this experiment, students will discover the different rates at which materials can conduct heat.
