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C4-11: ACCELEROMETER - BALL IN WATER
Category:
C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the direction of acceleration for both linear and circular cases.
C4-01: AIR TRACK - NEWTON'S SECOND LAW
Category:
C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose
:
Demonstrate F = ma.
C3-21: INERTIAL MASS CART
Category:
C3 First Law of Motion
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the inertial property of mass
C3-11: STRAW AND POTATO
Category:
C3 First Law of Motion
Purpose
:
Illustrate inertia of motion
C3-06: INERTIA: JENGA
Category:
C3 First Law of Motion
Purpose
:
Demonstrate inertia of rest.
C2-51: KINEMATICS WITH ULTRASONIC RANGER
Category:
C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose
:
Plot graphs of position, velocity, and acceleration
C2-24: WATER DROP PARABOLA
Category:
C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the parabolic path of a projectile.
C2-23: TRAJECTORY OF A BALL - MODEL
Category:
C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose
:
Illustrate the position of a projectile at equal time intervals
C2-10: CONSTANT VELOCITY - GALILEO'S EXPERIMENT
Category:
C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose
:
Show constant velocity and uniform acceleration using a rolling body.
C2-09: FREE FALL WITH STROBE
Category:
C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose
:
Show the position of a dropped ball at a series of equal time intervals
C2-04: FREE FALL WITH PHOTOCELL GATES
Category:
C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose
:
Measure acceleration due to gravity
C2-03: AIR TRACK - UNIFORM ACCELERATION - INCLINED
Category:
C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose
:
Measure acceleration along an inclined air track.
C2-02: AIR TRACK - DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF ACCELERATION
Category:
C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose
:
Measure acceleration using two different procedures
C1-21: AIR TABLE - TOPPLING STICK
Category:
C1 Center of Mass Motion
Purpose
:
Illustrate how a rigid rod topples on a frictionless surface.
C1-13: AIR TRACK - REDUCED MASS
Category:
C1 Center of Mass Motion
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the change in frequency for two-body oscillations.
C1-12: AIR TRACK - CENTER OF MASS OF COUPLED GLIDERS
Category:
C1 Center of Mass Motion
Purpose
:
Demonstrate uniform motion of the center of mass of an oscillating system.
C1-11: AIR TRACK - CENTER OF MASS PENDULUM
Category:
C1 Center of Mass Motion
Purpose
:
Show uniform motion of the center of mass of a vibrating pendulum/glider system.
C1-04: CENTER OF MASS - BEAR ON TIGHT ROPE
Category:
C1 Center of Mass Motion
Purpose
:
Show stability in system where the center of mass is outside of the object.
C1-03: CENTER OF MASS MOTION - CLOWN
Category:
C1 Center of Mass Motion
Purpose
:
Illustrate rotation about the center of mass of an irregular object.
N1-31: SUN DOG - MODEL
Category:
N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose
:
Show how a "sun dog" is formed.
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