PHYS104
B3-03: LEVER - WRECKING BAR
Category: B3 Simple Machines
Purpose:
Demonstrate the mechanical advantage of a lever
I1-63: HYDROGEN EXPLOSION
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Produce a hydrogen explosion
C5-19: ACTION AND REACTION - INSTRUCTOR AND CART
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate action-reaction pairs in a dramatic way
I2-10: DEWARS - SILVERED AND UNSILVERED
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
Illustrate the function of silvering a dewar
I2-12: RADIATION FROM COLD OBJECT
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
Show radiation from a cold object
N2-02: DIFFRACTION SPECTRA - THREE SOURCES - EXPENDABLE GRATINGS
Category: N2 Line Spectra
Purpose:
Demonstrate diffraction spectrum of white light along with line spectra of mercury and cadmium.
C5-17: ROCKET BOTTLE
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate the rocket principle in a dramatic way
G2-07: PSYCHOACOUSTIC VIBRATION TRANSDUCER
Category: G2 Resonance and Coupled Oscillations
Purpose:
Challenge your students to recognize pseudoscience while illustrating resonance
C4-34: GALILEO'S EXPERIMENT - MASSES IN FREE FALL
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Show that the acceleration of bodies in free fall is independent of mass
C5-32: SAILING UPWIND - HAIRDRYER AND SAILBOAT
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate sailing upwind
C7-23: MEDICINE BALL AND SKATEBOARD
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Demonstrate large-scale collisions
D1-52: FAIRGROUND ROTOR
Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose:
Illustrate the application of rotational forces
D1-44: ACCELEROMETERS AND FRAMES OF REFERENCE
Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose:
Demonstrate the direction of the acceleration in both rotational and translational coordinate systems
I5-15: ADIABATIC EXPANSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE
Category: I5 Laws of Thermodynamics
Purpose:
Illustrate adiabatic cooling by producing dry ice
K8-42: RADIOWAVES - ENERGY AND DIPOLE PATTERN
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Demonstrates transmission of energy in electromagnetic waves. Shows the radiation pattern of the dipole antenna
C2-21 PROJECTILES DROPPED AND SHOT
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Demonstrate the independence of horizontal and vertical components of motion
P4-01: Radiation Monitor (Geiger Counter)
Category: P4 Nuclei and Particles
Purpose:
Demonstrates radioactivity, the Radiation Monitor (Geiger Counter), and some differences between alpha, beta, and gamma radiation
N1-05 SPECTRA - VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE
Category: N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose:
Demonstrates continuous spectrum
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F1-01 FLUID PRESSURE VS. DEPTH
Demonstrates that fluid pressure increases linearly with depth and is isotropic.
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F1-02: FLUID PRESSURE VS DEPTH - ANEROID GAUGE
Show water pressure versus depth with an aneroid gauge. Read More
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F1-03: PASCAL'S VASES
Show water pressure versus depth with an aneroid gauge. Read More
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F1-04: EQUILIBRIUM TUBES
Demonstrate that pressure is transmitted equally throughout a fluid. Read More
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F1-05: DOES WATER SEEK ITS OWN LEVEL?
A trick to challenge the students. Read More
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F1-06 WATER SEEKS ITS OWN LEVEL
Demonstrate that pressure is dependent only on depth, and not on the shape of the container. Read More
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F1-11: HYDRAULIC PRESS
Demonstrate dramatically Pascal's Law and the large forces attainable using hydraulic systems. Read More
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F1-12: PASCAL'S LAW - COILED TUBE PARADOX
Illustrate Pascal's law in a dramatic way. Read More
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F1-13: CONSTANT WATER PRESSURE
Demonstrate a mechanism which produces a constant water pressure. Read More
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F1-14: PISTON DIAMETER VS TRAVEL - WORKING MODEL
Show that with an incompressible fluid the bigger piston moves more slowly than the smaller piston. Read More
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F1-15: PRESSURE GLOBE
Demonstrate principles of air pressure. Read More
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F1-21: LIPLESS STRAW
Demonstrate the role of atmospheric pressure in the operation of a drinking straw.
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