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PDD Jan 2016
I4-14: CHANGE OF STATE WITH BANG
Category:
I4 Changes of State
Purpose
:
Demonstrate that the volume of a gas is much greater than the volume of the same amount of liquid.
I3-18: VACUUM BAZOOKA
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Illustrate one effect of atmospheric pressure and force.
H1-31: SOUND LEVEL METER
Category:
H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose
:
Demonstrate use of a sound level meter.
H3-12: ROARING TUBE - 4 FT
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Demonstrate standing sound waves in air excited by convection currents.
H2-33: SPEAKER AND EXPONENTIAL HORN
Category:
H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the effect of an exponential horn enclosure.
G1-35: MASS ON SPRING - EFFICIENT MODEL
Category:
G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose
:
Illustrate the motion of a mass on a spring.
J4-51: THEREMIN
Category:
J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the theremin
K2-62 CAN SMASHER - ELECTROMAGNETIC
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Blasts a soda can into two pieces using electromagnetism
I4-31 ICE BOMB
Category:
I4 Changes of State
Purpose
:
Demonstrates forces created by freezing water
H3-71 STROKED ALUMINUM ROD
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Illustrates longitudinal standing waves in an aluminum rod.
H3-61 BEAKER BREAKER
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Breaks a glass beaker with sound
H3-17 FLAME TUBE
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Demonstrates standing waves in a tube
H3-14 TWIRL-A-TUNE
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Demonstrates standing wave resonances in an open tube
H1-01 BELL IN VACUUM
Category:
H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose
:
Demonstrates sound wave requirement for a medium
G3-43 WHIP
Category:
G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose
:
Illustrates transverse wave motion.
G3-28 SUSPENDED SLINKY
Category:
G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose
:
Shows longitudinal and transverse traveling waves & standing waves
C5-14 ROCKET TRIKE
Category:
C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose
:
Demonstrate Newton's third law of motion
C3-12 PENCIL AND PLYWOOD
Category:
C3 First Law of Motion
Purpose
:
Dramatically demonstrate inertia
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
H3-01: STANDING SOUND WAVES - TWO SOURCES
Demonstrate the origin of standing waves from two identical sources.
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H3-02: STANDING SOUND WAVES - REFLECTION
Demonstrate the origin of standing waves from one source and its reflection.
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H3-03: REFLECTION OF PULSES IN TUBE
Demonstrate the origin of standing waves from one source and its reflection.
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H3-04: KUNDT'S TUBE - STROKED ROD
Demonstrate standing waves in an air column.
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H3-05: KUNDT'S TUBE - OSCILLATOR DRIVEN
Demonstrate standing waves in an air column.
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H3-11: TUNING FORKS AND RESONANT TUBE
Illustrate resonance in an air column.
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H3-12: ROARING TUBE - 4 FT
Demonstrate standing sound waves in air excited by convection currents.
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H3-13: ROARING TUBE - 8 FT
Demonstrate standing sound waves in air excited by convection currents.
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H3-14 TWIRL-A-TUNE
Demonstrates standing wave resonances in an open tube
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H3-15: TWIRL-A-TUNE AND VACUUM CLEANER
Demonstrate standing wave resonances in an open tube.
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H3-16: SINGING PIPES
Show sound resonance created by convection currents in a tube.
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H3-17 FLAME TUBE
Demonstrates standing waves in a tube
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H3-21: SOUND RESONANCE IN WATER TUBE
Demonstrate standing waves in a closed tube.
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H3-22: RESONANCE TUBE - OSCILLATOR AND PLUNGER
Demonstrate standing waves in a closed tube.
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H3-23: RESONANCE TUBE - OSCILLATOR, PLUNGER AND MICROPHONE
Demonstrate standing sound waves in a closed tube.
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H3-24 OPEN AND CLOSED PIPES
Demonstrates open and closed tube standing resonances
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H3-25: GALTON'S WHISTLE
Produce high-frequency tones.
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H3-31: DUCK CALL
Quack like a duck
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H3-32: RESONANCE IN TUBE - POURING WATER
Demonstrate standing wave resonances in an acoustical closed tube.
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H3-33: RESONANCE FROM WHITE NOISE IN VARIABLE TUBE
Demonstrate resonance in a closed tube, and to show that noise contains a large range of frequencies..
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H3-41: RESONANCE CURVE - HELMHOLTZ RESONATOR
Demonstrate the resonance behavior of a Helmholtz resonator.
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H3-42: RESONANCE CURVES - OPEN AND CLOSED TUBES
Demonstrate the resonance behavior of open and closed tubes.
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H3-51: SONOMETER WITH TUNING PEGS
Demonstrate standing waves in a stretched wire and to demonstrate Mersenne's first and second laws.
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H3-52: SONOMETER WITH WEIGHTS
Demonstrate standing waves in a stretched wire and to demonstrate Mersenne's laws.
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H3-61 BEAKER BREAKER
Breaks a glass beaker with sound
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H3-62: TEACUP STANDING WAVES
Demonstrate circular standing waves in an interesting way.
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H3-71 STROKED ALUMINUM ROD
Illustrates longitudinal standing waves in an aluminum rod.
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H3-72: TUNING RODS
Hear longitudinal standing wave resonances in aluminum rods.
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H3-73: TUNING RODS - SUSPENDED
Illustrate transverse standing waves in aluminum rods.
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H3-74: TUNING BAR PARADOX - EFFECT OF WIDTH
Illustrate transverse vibrations of a solid bar struck in the center.
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