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Engineering
K7-42: BARRICADE FLASHER
Category:
K7 RLC Circuits
Purpose
:
Demonstrate a barricade flasher circuit.
K2-47: SPEEDOMETER MODEL
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Demonstrate operating principle of some speedometers.
J7-31: VISIBLE HARD DRIVE
Category:
J7 Magnetic Materials
Purpose
:
See what the guts of a fixed magnetic drive look like.
F5-31: MAGNUS EFFECT - FLETTNER'S SHIP
Category:
F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the Magnus effect.
G1-54: MASS'S DOUBLE PENDULUM
Category:
G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the transition of potential energy into energy of oscillation of the pendulum, and the operation of an escapement.
F4-53: ARCHIMEDES' SCREW
Category:
F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose
:
Demonstrate a pump mechanism invented by Archimedes.
F4-51: VACUUM PUMP MODEL
Category:
F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose
:
Illustrate how a mechanical vacuum pump works.
F2-12: HOT AIR BALLOON
Category:
F2 Buoyancy
Purpose
:
Show that hot air is less dense than cold air by operating a hot air balloon.
F1-14: PISTON DIAMETER VS TRAVEL - WORKING MODEL
Category:
F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
Purpose
:
Show that with an incompressible fluid the bigger piston moves more slowly than the smaller piston.
F1-11: HYDRAULIC PRESS
Category:
F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
Purpose
:
Demonstrate dramatically Pascal's Law and the large forces attainable using hydraulic systems.
D4-23: GYROCOMPASS
Category:
D4 Gyroscopes
Purpose
:
Illustrate the operation of the gyrocompass.
D4-21: SHIP STABILIZER
Category:
D4 Gyroscopes
Purpose
:
Demonstrate how a gyroscope can stabilize the rocking of a ship.
D2-12: TOPPLING CHIMNEY
Category:
D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose
:
Demonstrate how a toppling chimney breaks up.
B4-14: ELASTIC LIMIT OF WIRE
Category:
B4 Elasticity
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the variation in tensile strength with wire diameter.
E2-42: TELESCOPE MODEL
Category:
E2 Astronomy
Purpose
:
Show how a telescope can view any point in the sky using a universal mount.
B1-16: CORBELED ARCH
Category:
B1 Center of Mass Statics
Purpose
:
Illustrate how the center of mass affects the stability of an arch
A2-32: HEIGHT MEASUREMENT BY TRIGONOMETRY
Category:
A2 Mathematics
Purpose
:
Determine the height of a student using trigonometry
A1-43: CROSSING RODS
Category:
A1 Basic Materials and Measurement
Purpose
:
Visualize three-dimensional figures
A1-42: DRAWING PUZZLE - HALF CUBE
Category:
A1 Basic Materials and Measurement
Purpose
:
Visualize three-dimensional figures
A1-41: DRAWING PUZZLE - INTERSECTING RODS
Category:
A1 Basic Materials and Measurement
Purpose
:
Visualize three-dimensional figures
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A General Materials and Mathematics
A1 Basic Materials and Measurement
A2 Mathematics
B Statics
B1 Center of Mass Statics
B2 Equilibrium of Forces and Torques
B3 Simple Machines
B4 Elasticity
C Kinematics and Dynamics
C1 Center of Mass Motion
C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
C3 First Law of Motion
C4 Second Law of Motion
C5 Third Law of Motion
C6 Friction
C7 Collisions
C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
D Rotational Mechanics
D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
D2 Moment of Inertia
D3 Angular Momentum
D4 Gyroscopes
D5 Rotational Esoterica
E Gravitation and Astronomy
E1 Gravitation and Orbits
E2 Astronomy
F Fluid Mechanics
F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
F2 Buoyancy
F3 Surface Tension
F4 Fluid in Motion
F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
G Vibrations and Mechanical Waves
G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
G2 Resonance and Coupled Oscillations
G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
G4 Mechanical Waves - Two Dimensional
H Sound
H1 Nature of Sound
H2 Wave Properties of Sound
H3 Standing Sound Waves
H4 Music
H5 The Ear
H6 The Voice
I Thermodynamics
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
I2 Transfer of Heat
I3 Gases
I4 Changes of State
I5 Laws of Thermodynamics
I6 Kinetic Theory and Statistical Mechanics
I7 Solid State and Low Temperature Physics
J Electostatics and Magnetostatics
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
J2 Electrostatic Devices and Applications
J3 Electric FIelds and Potential
J4 Capacitance and Polarization
J5 Magnetostatics
J6 Electromagnets
J7 Magnetic Materials
K Electromagnetic Principles
K1 Forces on Moving Charges
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
K3 Transformers
K4 Motors and Generators
K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
K7 RLC Circuits
K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
L Geometrical Optics
L1 Light Sources and Light Rays
L2 Plane Mirrors
L3 Curved Mirrors
L4 Refraction
L5 Total Internal Reflection
L6 Lenses
L7 Optical Instruments
M Wave Optics
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
M2 Diffraction - Circular
M3 Interferometers
M4 Thin Film Interference
M5 Interference and Diffraction Esoterica
M6 Holograms
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
M8 Optical Activity and Birefringence
M9 Circular Polarization
N Spectra and Color
N1 Continuous Spectra
N2 Line Spectra
N3 Color
O Vision
O1 Image Production
O2 Visual Latency
O3 Color Vision
O4 Optical Illusions
P Modern Physics
P1 Relativity
P2 Quantum Mechanics
P3 Atoms and Molecules
P4 Nuclei and Particles
Q Biophysics
Q1 Musculoskeletal Systems
Q2 Organs
Q3 Genetics and Molecular Biology
F2-01 ARCHIMEDES' PRINCIPLE
Demonstrates the buoyant force on a body submerged in a fluid to be equal to the weight of the displaced
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F2-02: CARTESIAN DIVER
Demonstrate a variety of fluid mechanics phenomena, including the compressibility of a gas, the incompressibility of water, Boyle's law, Pascal's
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F2-03: CARTESIAN DIVER - EXPLICIT VERSION
Demonstrate explicitly how a Cartesian diver works by showing how the water enters the diver when the pressure in the
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F2-04: BUOYANCY - SPHERE AND WATER
Challenge the students' thinking about the buoyant force by considering the question: "Will a round object, without a flat top
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F2-05 BUOYANCY - BOAT AND ROCK
Illustrates buoyancy
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F2-06: BUOYANCY - SINKING BOAT
Illustrates buoyancy
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F2-07: BUOYANCY - PEPSI AND DIET PEPSI
Show the difference in density between soft drinks with and without sugar.
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F2-08: BUOYANCY - BATTLESHIP IN BATHTUB
Illustrate Archimedes' Law in a counterintuitive manner.
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F2-10: BUOYANT BUBBLES
Demonstrate buoyancy and diffusion in an interesting way.
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F2-11: HYDROMETER
Measure the density of a liquid.
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F2-12: HOT AIR BALLOON
Show that hot air is less dense than cold air by operating a hot air balloon.
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F2-13: BOUYANCY - EXPANDING BALLOON CONUNDRUM
Conundrum involving weight of an expanding balloon.
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F2-21 REACTION TO BUOYANT FORCE
Demonstrates the reaction force using a liquid.
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F2-22: BUOYANCY PARADOX - ACCELERATED FRAME
Illustrate dramatically the concept of buoyancy.
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F2-23: BUOYANCY PARADOX - INVERTED BLOCK
Illustrate buoyancy in a paradoxical way.
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F2-24: ACCELERATED BUOYANT BALL
Illustrate buoyancy in a paradoxical way.
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F2-25: BALANCE PARADOX - BUOYANCY WITH CROSSOVER
Present buoyancy in a paradoxical way.
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F2-26: BUOYANCY PARADOX - BALL IN TWO LIQUIDS
Demonstrate buoyancy with a counterintuitive element.
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F2-27: Buoyancy Paradox - Two Spheres
Buoyancy of two spheres on a balance
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F2-31: BUOYANT BALLS IN BEANS
Illustrate buoyancy in a surprising way.
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F2-32: FLOATING SQUARE BAR
Illustrate buoyancy and the orientation in which a long square bar floats in a very dramatic way.
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F2-41: DENSITY - SLOPE OF MASS VS VOLUME GRAPH
Determine the density of water.
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