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.
D4-21: 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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F5-01: TOY CAR AND BALL - COANDA EFFECT
Demonstrate levitation of a ball in a cute way. Read More
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F5-02: BALL ABOVE MOVING CART - COANDA EFFECT
Demonstrate levitation of a ball by an air stream. Read More
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F5-03: THIN METAL SHEETS - COANDA EFFECT
Demonstrate a fluid-flow model of the vocal folds. Read More
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F5-04: LARGE BALL AND FUNNEL - COANDA EFFECT
Illustrate the Coanda effect in a dramatic way. Read More
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F5-05: SMALL BALL AND FUNNEL - COANDA EFFECT
Illustrate the Coanda effect in a dramatic way. Read More
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F5-06 BEACH BALL - COANDA EFFECT
Illustrates the Coanda effect
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F5-07: SPOOL AND CARDBOARD
Illustrate properties of fluid flow in a counterintuitive way. Read More
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F5-08: MARBLE IN WATER JET
Demonstrate levitation by a water stream. Read More
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F5-09 HAIRDRYER AND PING PONG BALL - COANDA EFFECT
Demonstrate levitation by an air stream. Read More
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F5-10: CHIMNEY DRAW WITH WATER
Illustrate the concept of chimney draw. Read More
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F5-11: AIRPLANE WING
Illustrate the pressure difference across an airplane wing. Read More
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F5-21 VENTURI TUBE WITH MANOMETERS
Illustrates the venturi effect
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F5-22 VENTURI TUBE WITH PING PONG BALLS
Illustrates the venturi effect
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F5-24: VENTURI TUBE WITH WATER - MANOMETERS
Illustrate the Venturi effect in water. Read More
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F5-31: MAGNUS EFFECT - FLETTNER'S SHIP
Demonstrate the Magnus effect. Read More
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F5-32: CURVE BALL
Demonstrate a curve ball as an example of the Magnus effect Read More
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F5-41: WIND BAG
Demonstrate entrainment Read More
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