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G4-12: STANDING WAVES ON A SOAP FILM
Category: G4 Mechanical Waves - Two Dimensional
Purpose:
Demonstrate standing waves in a circular membrane.
C5-51: BALLISTOCARDIOGRAPHY
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate the science of ballistocardiography
C5-41: HOURGLASS PROBLEM
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate the solution to the famous "hourglass problem," or Galileo's water bucket
C5-31: AIR TRACK - SAILING UPWIND
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Show how force components can be used to sail against the wind.
C5-20: PUTT PUTT STEAM BOAT
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate action-reaction using an intriguing device.
C5-16: HERO'S ENGINE
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate action and reaction in a rotational system.
C5-11: AIR TRACK - ACTION-REACTION PAIRS
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate Newton's third law of motion
C5-01: NEWTON'S THIRD LAW - STATIC DYNAMOMETERS
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate action-reaction in the static case
L1-22: OPTICAL BOARD - PINHOLE CAMERA
Category: L1 Light Sources and Light Rays
Purpose:
Demonstrate how a pinhole "image" is formed.
C4-61: ACCELERATION ON A SCALE
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate forces in an accelerating system.
C4-43: TERMINAL VELOCITY - STACKED COFFEE FILTERS
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate terminal velocity quantitatively.
C4-41: TERMINAL VELOCITY - BOTTLE IN TUBE
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
An easily observable terminal velocity experiment.
C4-32: FREE FALL IN VACUUM - DISK AND FEATHER
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate that bodies of extremely different densities fall with equal acceleration in the absence of air friction.
C4-31: AIR TRACK - THE ACCELERATION OF GRAVITY
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Experimentally determine the acceleration of gravity.
C4-23: ATWOOD MACHINE WITH HEAVY PULLEY
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate the affect of a heavy pulley on the Atwood Machine.
C4-22: HORIZONTAL ATWOOD MACHINE
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate the Horizontal Atwood Machine quantitatively.
C4-15: HELIUM BALLOON IN ACCELERATED BOX
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate the affect of density on acceleration in a counterintuitive way.
C4-14: AIR TRACK - ACCELEROMETER
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate the behavior of a liquid accelerometer.
C4-13: ACCELEROMETER ON ROTATOR
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Show that the surface of a rotating liquid assumes a parabolic shape.
C4-12: ACCELEROMETER ON INCLINED PLANE
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate the behavior of a liquid accelerometer accelerating down an inclined plane.
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B1-01 CENTER OF MASS - DISC SECTION
Demonstrate finding center of mass for an irregularly-shapped object Read More
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B1-02: CENTER OF MASS - LEANING TOWER
Demonstrate the effect of center of mass location Read More
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B1-03: CENTER OF MASS - LEANING TOWER ON INCLINED PLANE
Demonstrate equilibrium when its center of mass is above its base Read More
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B1-04: Center of Mass - Brass Barbell
Demonstrate stable equilibrium when supported at center-of-mass Read More
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B1-05: CENTER OF MASS - PLUMBER'S HELPER
Locate the center of mass of an irregular object Read More
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B1-06: Double Cone - Large
Demonstrate a center-of-mass paradox Read More
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B1-07: DOUBLE CONE - SMALL
Demonstrate a center of mass paradox Read More
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B1-08: STATES OF EQUILIBRIUM - CONE
Illustrate stable, unstable, and neutral equilibrium Read More
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B1-09: CENTER OF MASS - TRIANGLE
Demonstrate the process of locating the center of mass Read More
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B1-11: BALANCE MAN
Illustrate stable equilibrium Read More
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B1-12: CENTER OF MASS - HINGED STICK PARADOX
Illustrate the center of mass in a surprising way Read More
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B1-13: CENTER OF MASS - FORK AND SPOON ON TOOTHPICK
Illustrate the center of mass in a surprising way Read More
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B1-14: CENTER OF MASS - BOTTLE
Illustrate the center of mass in a surprising way Read More
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B1-15: TOPPLING CYLINDERS
Illustrate stable and unstable equilibrium in a surprising way Read More
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B1-16: CORBELED ARCH
Illustrate how the center of mass affects the stability of an arch Read More
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B1-17: CENTER OF MASS - STICKS
Illustrate the center of mass in a surprising way Read More
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B1-18: Center of Mass - Soda Can and Water
Show how moving the center of mass of an object changes how it balances. Read More
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B1-21: BALANCE BEAM - VARIATION ON THE TIGHTROPE WALKER
Show how arms or a pole are used to obtain greater stability Read More
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B1-22: CENTER OF GRAVITY USING TEETER TOTTER
Determine the center of gravity of the human body Read More
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B1-24: CENTER OF MASS - CARTS ON BALANCE BOARD
Show that the center of mass may remain at rest during motion within the system Read More
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