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I2-45: CONVECTION - HIGH/LOW CANDLES IN CYLINDER
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
Brainteaser regarding convection.
I2-44: CONVECTION - CANDLE IN CYLINDER
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
Demonstrate the mechanism of convection.
M7-17: REFLECTION OF LIGHT FROM DIELECTRIC AND CONDUCTOR
Category: M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose:
Demonstrate how light is polarized when it reflects from dielectric surfaces, and remains unpolarized after reflecting from conducting surfaces.
I1-41: THERMOELECTRIC MAGNET
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Demonstrate production and use of thermoelectric current.
I1-22: WATER DENSITY VS TEMPERATURE
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Demonstrate the change in the density of water with temperature.
I1-17: THERMOSTAT - MODEL
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Model of use of a bimetal strip in a thermostat.
I1-15: THERMAL EXPANSION - PIN BREAKER
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Demonstrate thermal expansion in a dramatic way.
I1-14: THERMAL EXPANSION OF ALUMINUM - OPTICAL LEVER
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Demonstrate thermal expansion in a complicated way.
K2-48: EDDY CURRENT MOTOR`
Category: K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose:
Show the use of eddy currents in producing a motor with few moving parts and no electrical brushes.
M7-05: ROPE AND COOKIE COOLERS
Category: M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose:
Demonstrate the concept of polarization of a transverse wave.
K2-21: RUHMKORFF INDUCTION COIL
Category: K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose:
Demonstrate induction of a very high voltage using a small voltage source.
K2-05: FARADAY'S EXPERIMENT - CONCENTRIC COILS
Category: K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose:
Demonstrate mutual induction.
J6-33: ELECTROMAGNETIC GUN
Category: J6 Electromagnets
Purpose:
Demonstrate the force on a solenoid core, and to contrast forces on magnetic and non-magnetic cores.
J5-19: MAGNETIC FIELDS OF PARALLEL AND ANTIPARALLEL CURRENTS
Category: J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose:
Show the magnetic fields of parallel and antiparallel current-carrying wires.
L7-15: MICROSCOPE
Category: L7 Optical Instruments
Purpose:
Demonstrate how the optics of a microscope produces a magnified image.
L7-05: VIDEO CAMERA WITH VARIOUS LENSES
Category: L7 Optical Instruments
Purpose:
Demonstrate various lenses for a video camera.
J2-01: WIMSHURST MACHINE
Purpose:
Generate high electrostatic potentials.
K1-31: MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC GENERATOR
Category: K1 Forces on Moving Particles
Purpose:
Illustrate magnetohydrodynamic forces.
K1-13: CATHODE RAY TUBE - DE LA RIVE MAGNETIC EFFECT
Category: K1 Forces on Moving Particles
Purpose:
Illustrate bending of an electron beam in a magnetic field.
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F2-01 ARCHIMEDES' PRINCIPLE
Demonstrates the buoyant force on a body submerged in a fluid to be equal to the weight of the displaced… Read More
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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… Read More
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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… Read More
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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… Read More
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F2-05 BUOYANCY - BOAT AND ROCK
Illustrates buoyancy
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F2-06: BUOYANCY - SINKING BOAT
Illustrates buoyancy Read More
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F2-07: BUOYANCY - PEPSI AND DIET PEPSI
Show the difference in density between soft drinks with and without sugar. Read More
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F2-08: BUOYANCY - BATTLESHIP IN BATHTUB
Illustrate Archimedes' Law in a counterintuitive manner. Read More
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F2-10: BUOYANT BUBBLES
Demonstrate buoyancy and diffusion in an interesting way. Read More
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F2-11: HYDROMETER
Measure the density of a liquid. Read More
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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. Read More
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F2-13: BOUYANCY - EXPANDING BALLOON CONUNDRUM
Conundrum involving weight of an expanding balloon. Read More
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F2-21 REACTION TO BUOYANT FORCE
Demonstrates the reaction force using a liquid. Read More
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F2-22: BUOYANCY PARADOX - ACCELERATED FRAME
Illustrate dramatically the concept of buoyancy. Read More
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F2-23: BUOYANCY PARADOX - INVERTED BLOCK
Illustrate buoyancy in a paradoxical way. Read More
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F2-24: ACCELERATED BUOYANT BALL
Illustrate buoyancy in a paradoxical way. Read More
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F2-25: BALANCE PARADOX - BUOYANCY WITH CROSSOVER
Present buoyancy in a paradoxical way. Read More
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F2-26: BUOYANCY PARADOX - BALL IN TWO LIQUIDS
Demonstrate buoyancy with a counterintuitive element. Read More
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F2-27: Buoyancy Paradox - Two Spheres
Buoyancy of two spheres on a balance Read More
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F2-31: BUOYANT BALLS IN BEANS
Illustrate buoyancy in a surprising way. Read More
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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. Read More
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F2-41: DENSITY - SLOPE OF MASS VS VOLUME GRAPH
Determine the density of water. Read More
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