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DC Circuits
K6-11 CIRCUIT PARADOXES
Category:
K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
Purpose
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Series-parallel circuits to encourage dicussion about DC circuits
K6-03 SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - BATTERY AND CLIP-ON WIRES
Category:
K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
Purpose
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Shows voltages and currents in series & parallel circuits
K5-43: NON-OHMIC DEVICE - V VS. I
Category:
K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose
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Demonstrates the non-linearity of the V vs I curve for a diode
K5-31 OHM'S LAW
Category:
K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrates relationship between current, voltage, and resistance
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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
I1-01: THERMOMETERS
Show several types of thermometers.
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I1-11 THERMAL EXPANSION - BALL AND HOLE
Illustrate thermal expansion in a paradoxical way.
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I1-12: THERMAL EXPANSION - BALL AND RING
Demonstrate thermal expansion.
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I1-13 THERMAL EXPANSION - BIMETAL STRIP
Demonstrate differential thermal expansion.
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I1-14: THERMAL EXPANSION OF ALUMINUM - OPTICAL LEVER
Demonstrate thermal expansion in a complicated way.
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I1-15: THERMAL EXPANSION - PIN BREAKER
Demonstrate thermal expansion in a dramatic way.
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I1-16: THERMAL CONTRACTION OF CUPS WITH LN
Measure coefficients of linear expansion.
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I1-17: THERMOSTAT - MODEL
Model of use of a bimetal strip in a thermostat.
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I1-18: BIMETALLIC STRIP THERMOMETERS
Allow students to see how bimetallic strips are used in thermometers and thermostats.
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I1-19: LAVA LAMP
Demonstrate differential thermal expansion between two liquids, and to take us all back to the 1960s.
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I1-21: WATER NEAR 4 DEGREES CELCIUS
Demonstrate that the maximum density of water occurs around 4 degrees centigrade.
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I1-22: WATER DENSITY VS TEMPERATURE
Demonstrate the change in the density of water with temperature.
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I1-32: RUBBER BAND CONTRACTION DURING HEATING
To demonstrate that rubber contracts when heated.
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I1-40: REVERSIBLE THERMOELECTRIC DEMONSTRATOR
Demonstrate thermoelectric power generation or how thermoelectric devices can create hot and cold regions.
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I1-41: THERMOELECTRIC MAGNET
Demonstrate production and use of thermoelectric current.
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I1-42: THERMOELECTRIC FAN
Illustrate generation and use of thermoelectric current.
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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.
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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.
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I1-53: LEAD BELL AT LIQUID NITROGEN TEMPERATURE
Demonstrate the effect of temperature on vibrations in a lead bell.
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I1-61: DUST EXPLOSION
Produce a dust explosion.
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I1-62: DUST EXPLOSION MODEL
Show why small particles of flammable material can create a dust explosion when ignited.
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I1-63: HYDROGEN EXPLOSION
Produce a hydrogen explosion.
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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.
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I1-71: SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY - THERMOBILE
Illustrate shape-memory alloy.
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I1-72: SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY - ICEMOBILE
Illustrate shape-memory alloy.
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I1-73: SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY - COOL CRAFT
Illustrate shape-memory alloy.
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I1-74: SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY - CLOVER
Illustrate shape-memory alloy.
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