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G4-12: STANDING WAVES ON A SOAP FILM
Category: G4 Mechanical Waves - Two Dimensional
Purpose:
Demonstrate standing waves in a circular membrane.
C5-51: BALLISTOCARDIOGRAPHY
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate the science of ballistocardiography
C5-41: HOURGLASS PROBLEM
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate the solution to the famous "hourglass problem," or Galileo's water bucket
C5-31: AIR TRACK - SAILING UPWIND
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Show how force components can be used to sail against the wind.
C5-20: PUTT PUTT STEAM BOAT
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate action-reaction using an intriguing device.
C5-16: HERO'S ENGINE
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate action and reaction in a rotational system.
C5-11: AIR TRACK - ACTION-REACTION PAIRS
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate Newton's third law of motion
C5-01: NEWTON'S THIRD LAW - STATIC DYNAMOMETERS
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate action-reaction in the static case
L1-22: OPTICAL BOARD - PINHOLE CAMERA
Category: L1 Light Sources and Light Rays
Purpose:
Demonstrate how a pinhole "image" is formed.
C4-61: ACCELERATION ON A SCALE
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate forces in an accelerating system.
C4-43: TERMINAL VELOCITY - STACKED COFFEE FILTERS
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate terminal velocity quantitatively.
C4-41: TERMINAL VELOCITY - BOTTLE IN TUBE
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
An easily observable terminal velocity experiment.
C4-32: FREE FALL IN VACUUM - DISK AND FEATHER
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate that bodies of extremely different densities fall with equal acceleration in the absence of air friction.
C4-31: AIR TRACK - THE ACCELERATION OF GRAVITY
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Experimentally determine the acceleration of gravity.
C4-23: ATWOOD MACHINE WITH HEAVY PULLEY
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate the affect of a heavy pulley on the Atwood Machine.
C4-22: HORIZONTAL ATWOOD MACHINE
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate the Horizontal Atwood Machine quantitatively.
C4-15: HELIUM BALLOON IN ACCELERATED BOX
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate the affect of density on acceleration in a counterintuitive way.
C4-14: AIR TRACK - ACCELEROMETER
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate the behavior of a liquid accelerometer.
C4-13: ACCELEROMETER ON ROTATOR
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Show that the surface of a rotating liquid assumes a parabolic shape.
C4-12: ACCELEROMETER ON INCLINED PLANE
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate the behavior of a liquid accelerometer accelerating down an inclined plane.
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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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