Acoustical & Musical Instruments
I1-53: LEAD BELL AT LIQUID NITROGEN TEMPERATURE
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Demonstrate the effect of temperature on vibrations in a lead bell.
I1-52: TUNING FORK AT LIQUID NITROGEN TEMPERATURE
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Demonstrate the change in frequency of a tuning fork at liquid nitrogen temperature.
H4-97: COMAPCT DISC - CLOCKWORK ORANGE
Category: H4 Music
Purpose:
Excellent example of early electronic music.
H4-96: ELECTRONIC MUSIC WITH SPECTROGRAM
Category: H4 Music
Purpose:
Show spectrograms of electronic music
H4-95: AUDIOTAPE - NONESUCH GUIDE TO ELECTRONIC MUSIC
Category: H4 Music
Purpose:
Early recording of various electronic music effects.
H4-94: AUDIOTAPE - VOICE OF THE COMPUTER
Category: H4 Music
Purpose:
First full recording of computer-generated music, including the original Shepard's tones.
H4-93: COMPACT DISC - SWITCHED-ON BACH
Category: H4 Music
Purpose:
Musical illustration of seminal electronic music disc.
H4-91: COMPACT DISC - MULTIMEDIA SOUND
Category: H4 Music
Purpose:
Demonstration of a number of audio effects and source of a variety of musical instrument and other sounds.
H4-56: SYNTHESIZER INTRODUCTION - VOLTAGE CONTROL OF FREQUENCY
Category: H4 Music
Purpose:
Illustrate a voltage-controlled frequency device.
H4-55: YAMAHA DX7S DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER
Category: H4 Music
Purpose:
Demonstrate features of a modern digital synthesizer.
J1-23: ELECTRIC CHIMES
Category: J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose:
Demonstrate electrostatic forces.
H5-48: COMPACT DISC - SHEPARD'S TONES
Category: H5 The Ear
Purpose:
Illustrate the audio analog to the "spiral staircase" effect.
H5-43: AUDIOTAPE 6 MIN - SHEPARD'S TONES
Category: H5 The Ear
Purpose:
Illustrate the audio analog to the "spiral staircase" effect.
H5-22: EFFECT OF ATTACK TRANSIENT ON TONE QUALITY OF CORNET
Category: H5 The Ear
Purpose:
Illustrate how attack transients strongly affect the tone quality of a musical instrument.
H4-40: PLASTIC TUBE CLARINET
Category: H4 Music
Purpose:
Demonstrate how the clarinet overblows at a musical twelfth.
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I1-01: THERMOMETERS
Show several types of thermometers. Read More
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I1-11 THERMAL EXPANSION - BALL AND HOLE
Illustrate thermal expansion in a paradoxical way. Read More
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I1-12: THERMAL EXPANSION - BALL AND RING
Demonstrate thermal expansion. Read More
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I1-13 THERMAL EXPANSION - BIMETAL STRIP
Demonstrate differential thermal expansion. Read More
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I1-14: THERMAL EXPANSION OF ALUMINUM - OPTICAL LEVER
Demonstrate thermal expansion in a complicated way. Read More
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I1-15: THERMAL EXPANSION - PIN BREAKER
Demonstrate thermal expansion in a dramatic way. Read More
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I1-16: THERMAL CONTRACTION OF CUPS WITH LN
Measure coefficients of linear expansion. Read More
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I1-17: THERMOSTAT - MODEL
Model of use of a bimetal strip in a thermostat. Read More
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I1-18: BIMETALLIC STRIP THERMOMETERS
Allow students to see how bimetallic strips are used in thermometers and thermostats. Read More
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I1-19: LAVA LAMP
Demonstrate differential thermal expansion between two liquids, and to take us all back to the 1960s. Read More
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I1-21: WATER NEAR 4 DEGREES CELCIUS
Demonstrate that the maximum density of water occurs around 4 degrees centigrade. Read More
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I1-22: WATER DENSITY VS TEMPERATURE
Demonstrate the change in the density of water with temperature. Read More
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I1-32: RUBBER BAND CONTRACTION DURING HEATING
To demonstrate that rubber contracts when heated. Read More
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I1-40: REVERSIBLE THERMOELECTRIC DEMONSTRATOR
Demonstrate thermoelectric power generation or how thermoelectric devices can create hot and cold regions. Read More
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I1-41: THERMOELECTRIC MAGNET
Demonstrate production and use of thermoelectric current. Read More
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I1-42: THERMOELECTRIC FAN
Illustrate generation and use of thermoelectric current. Read More
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I1-51: RUBBER AT LN TEMPERATURE
Demonstrate how a normally elastic material at room temperature becomes rigid at very low temperatures. Read More
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I1-52: TUNING FORK AT LIQUID NITROGEN TEMPERATURE
Demonstrate the change in frequency of a tuning fork at liquid nitrogen temperature. Read More
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I1-53: LEAD BELL AT LIQUID NITROGEN TEMPERATURE
Demonstrate the effect of temperature on vibrations in a lead bell. Read More
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I1-61: DUST EXPLOSION
Produce a dust explosion. Read More
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I1-62: DUST EXPLOSION MODEL
Show why small particles of flammable material can create a dust explosion when ignited. Read More
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I1-63: HYDROGEN EXPLOSION
Produce a hydrogen explosion. Read More
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I1-64: BURNING CANDLE - COMBUSTION PROCESS
Demonstrate features of the burning process and to debunk myths about this supposedly well-known demonstration. Read More
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I1-71: SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY - THERMOBILE
Illustrate shape-memory alloy. Read More
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I1-72: SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY - ICEMOBILE
Illustrate shape-memory alloy. Read More
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I1-73: SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY - COOL CRAFT
Illustrate shape-memory alloy. Read More
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I1-74: SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY - CLOVER
Illustrate shape-memory alloy. Read More
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