ASTR 100
E2-41: TRANSPARENT CELESTIAL GLOBE
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Illustrate some relationships between the earth, the sun, and certain heavenly bodies
A2-13: ELLIPSE DRAWING BOARD
Category: A2 Mathematics
Purpose:
Demonstrate one method of drawing ellipses
I5-15: ADIABATIC EXPANSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE
Category: I5 Laws of Thermodynamics
Purpose:
Illustrate adiabatic cooling by producing dry ice
C3-04: INERTIA - LEAD BRICK AND HAND
Category: C3 First Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrates inertia of rest
N3-02 ADDITIVE COLOR MIXING - PROJECTORS
Category: N3 Color
Purpose:
Demonstrates additive color mixing of light
N2-05 DIFFRACTION SPECTRA - MISCELLANEOUS TUBES
Category: N2 Line Spectra
Purpose:
Shows several atomic and molecular line spectra
N1-05 SPECTRA - VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE
Category: N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose:
Demonstrates continuous spectrum
L4-06 REFRACTION IN CLOUDY WATER
Category: L4 Refraction
Purpose:
Demonstrates a light ray bends when it enters a different medium at an oblique angle.
K8-01 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE - MODEL
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Shows the relationship between the electric and magnetic field vectors in a plane-polarized traveling electromagnetic wave
J5-01 MAGNETIC FIELD OF A BAR MAGNET
Category: J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose:
Visualize the magnetic field around a bar magnet
J1-26 VAN DE GRAAFF - REPULSION OF PIE PANS
Category: J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose:
Demonstrates electrostatic repulsion
J1-24 ELECTROSTATIC HAIR RAISING
Category: J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose:
Demonstrates electrostatic repulsion
J1-06: FUN-FLY-STICK
Category: J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose:
Demonstrates electrostatic fundamentals
I6-01 GAS PRESSURE - MODEL
Purpose:
Illustrates the molecular nature of gas pressure
I5-22 FIRE SYRINGE
Category: I5 Laws of Thermodynamics
Purpose:
Demonstrates heating air by compression
I2-04 WIEN'S LAW OF THERMAL RADIATION
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
Shows that higher temperature blackbodies radiate with shorter wavelengths
H2-42 DOPPLER EFFECT - TUNING FORK ON STRING
Category: H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose:
Demonstrates Doppler effect
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I2-01: CROOKES' RADIOMETER
Stimulate discussion about radiative heat transfer and conservation of momentum with photons. Read More
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I2-03: CROOKE'S RADIOMETER - ROTATION REVERSAL
Counterintuitive demonstration of Crookes' radiometer designed to make students understand radiation better. Read More
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I2-04 WIEN'S LAW OF THERMAL RADIATION
Shows that higher temperature blackbodies radiate with shorter wavelengths
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I2-05: LESLIE'S CUBE
Illustrate radiation from various surfaces. Read More
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I2-06 THERMOPILE WITH AUDIO OSCILLATOR
Observe infrared radiation
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I2-07: THERMOPILE WITH DVM
Observe infrared radiation. Read More
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I2-08 RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER
Shows radiation from a hot object
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I2-09 DEWAR - TRANSPARENT WITH LIQUID NITROGEN
Demonstrates a dewar
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I2-10: DEWARS - SILVERED AND UNSILVERED
Illustrate the function of silvering a dewar Read More
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I2-11: THERMOS BOTTLE
Show the parts of a standard thermos bottle. Read More
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I2-12: RADIATION FROM COLD OBJECT
Show radiation from a cold object Read More
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I2-21 THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN METALS
Demonstrates thermal conductivity in various metals
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I2-22 THERMODYNAMICS BY TOUCH
Demonstrates that touching a material tells something about its conductivity, not necessarily its temperature
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I2-24: THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN WATER
Demonstrate that water is a poor conductor of heat. Read More
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I2-26: LEIDENFROST PHENOMENON
Demonstrate the Leidenfrost effect. Read More
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I2-27: THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN ALUMINUM AND COPPER
Show process of thermal equilibrium happening between touching aluminum and copper cylinders. Read More
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I2-28: WATER BALLOON AND CANDLE
Show transfer of heat in water Read More
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I2-29: Thermal Conductivity - Metal Bars and Liquid Crystals
Show conduction of heat in metals Read More
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I2-41: CONVECTION - POWDER IN WATER
Illustrate convection. Read More
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I2-42: FALLING CANDLE
Demonstrate how a flame burns in the absence of normal convection. Read More
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I2-43: CONVECTION - HOT PLATE
See convection currents. Read More
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I2-44: CONVECTION - CANDLE IN CYLINDER
Demonstrate the mechanism of convection. Read More
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I2-45: CONVECTION - HIGH/LOW CANDLES IN CYLINDER
Brainteaser regarding convection. Read More
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