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E2-50: PULSAR MODEL - FLASHLIGHTS
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Illustrate beaming pattern of pulsars and pulsed binary X-ray sources.
E2-49: PULSAR MODEL - RADIOWAVES
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Show the changing field pattern from a rotating dipole.
E2-48: NON-TWINKLING PLANET
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Illustrate why a planet does not "twinkle" like a star.
E2-47: TWINKLING STAR
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Show how air currents cause the "twinkling" of a star.
E2-46: ECLIPSING BINARY STAR MODEL - SPHERES
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Illustrate the orbits of stars in an eclipsing binary.
E2-45: ECLIPSING BINARY STAR MODEL - LIGHTS
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Show how we view a rotating binary star.
E2-44: BINARY STAR MODEL
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Illustrate the orbital motion of a binary star system.
E2-43: ROTATING STAR FIELD
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Show the apparent motion of the night sky.
E2-36: DENSITY STRATIFICATION - FORMATION OF PLANETS
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Demonstrates how density stratification (differentiation) in interior of planets occurs.
E2-24: UMBRA AND PENUMBRA - COLOR FILTERS
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Identify the source of penumbra regions.
E2-23: UMBRA AND PENUMBRA - EXTENDED SOURCE
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Show umbra and penumbra with an extended source, as in an eclipse.
E2-11: SOLAR PLASMA MODEL
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Mass driver and ring heater show coronal holes and coronal heating.
E2-03: CRATER FORMATION MODEL
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Illustrate how a crater forms as a result of an impact or a blast from below.
E1-21: GRAVITATIONAL LENS OPTICAL MODEL
Category: E1 Gravitation and Orbits
Purpose:
Demonstrate optical characteristics of a gravitational lens.
E1-12: MARBLE IN GLASS BOWL
Category: E1 Gravitation and Orbits
Purpose:
Demonstrate orbits in a gravitational potential well.
E1-01: CAVENDISH EXPERIMENT - MODEL
Category: E1 Gravitation and Orbits
Purpose:
Aid in describing the Cavendish experiment.
C7-51: BALLISTIC PENDULUM - PELLET GUN
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Determine the speed of an air gun pellet using a ballistic pendulum.
C7-43: AIR TABLE - SMALL - COLLISIONS OF PUCKS
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Demonstrate collisions of pucks on an air table in rooms not accessible by the large air table.
C7-25: SUPERBALL, VACUUM MUD AND WOOD BLOCK COLLISIONS
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Show that a larger impulse is imparted by an elastic collision.
C7-21: ENERGY AND MOMENTUM - COLLISION AND PROJECTILE
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Illustrate conservation of momentum and conservation of energy.
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B2-01: SUM OF FORCES IN A LINE
Demonstrate that forces in one dimension add algebraically Read More
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B2-02: SUM OF FORCES - SPRING SCALES
Show that the sum of forces exerted on the mass by the scales is constant Read More
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B2-03: EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES - INCLINED PLANE
Demonstrate equilibrium of forces Read More
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B2-04: VERTICAL FORCES - FOUR SPRING SCALES
Show addition of forces along a line Read More
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B2-11: EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES - OHAUS PROJECTION
Demonstrate equilibrium of forces Read More
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B2-12: EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES - BOARD BACKGROUND
Demonstrate equilibrium of forces Read More
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B2-14: SUM OF FORCES - LARGE ROPE VERSION
Develop a feel for equilibrium of forces on a large scale Read More
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B2-16: VECTOR ADDITION WITH ROPE AND STUDENTS
Demonstrate vector addition of forces Read More
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B2-21: CONCEPT OF TORQUE - TORSIONAL CHAIR
Introduce the concept of torque Read More
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B2-22: TORQUE - PHYSICAL DEFINITION
Introduce the concept of torque Read More
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B2-23: TORQUE CONDITION FOR EQUILIBRIUM
Demonstrate that equilibrium of forces is an insufficient condition for static equilibrium Read More
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B2-31: EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES - WHEELS AND AXLES
Demonstrate equilibrium of torques Read More
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B2-32 EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES - LARGE
Demonstrate balanced torques Read More
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B2-33: EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES - SMALL
Demonstrate balanced torques Read More
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B2-34: EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES - ANGLE BRACKET
Verify the equation for torques when the center of mass is outside the object Read More
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B2-35: EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES ON METERSTICK
Demonstrate equilibrium of torques Read More
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B2-36: EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES ON METERSTICK - ROTATORS
Demonstrate equilibrium of torques Read More
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B2-41: ROBERVAL BALANCE
Demonstrate a paradox in equilibrium of forces and torques Read More
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B2-42: ARM MODEL
Model the forces occurring in the arm Read More
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B2-43: CRANE BOOM
Demonstrate a crane boom Read More
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