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C7-25: SUPERBALL, VACUUM MUD AND WOOD BLOCK COLLISIONS
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Show that a larger impulse is imparted by an elastic collision.
C8-34: POWER - INSTRUCTOR DRAGGING CONCRETE BLOCK
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Demonstrate power
C8-22: ENERGY CONVERSION - SUPERBALL AND SOUNDING BOARD
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Show transformation of energy from one form to another.
C8-21: ROCK AND WASTE BASKET
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Demonstrate conservation of energy in a humorous way.
C8-12: JUMPING MASSES WITH INTERNAL SPRINGS
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Demonstrate conversion of internal energy of a spring into kinetic energy and then gravitational potential energy.
C8-05: CONSERVATION OF ENERGY IN VERTICAL PROJECTILE
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Show the relation between initial velocity and height of a vertical projectile.
C8-03: GALILEO'S PENDULUM
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Demonstrate conservation of energy in a simple system.
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.
C4-03: ACCELERATION BY ITERATED BLOWS
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate the numerical technique by which a computer carries out integration of the equation a = F/m.
C2-51: KINEMATICS WITH ULTRASONIC RANGER
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Plot graphs of position, velocity, and acceleration
C1-21: AIR TABLE - TOPPLING STICK
Category: C1 Center of Mass Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate how a rigid rod topples on a frictionless surface.
A1-32: VOLUMES - SPHERICAL VS CYLINDRICAL
Category: A1 Basic Materials and Measurement
Purpose:
Illustrate a volume perception paradox
J1-05 CHARGED BALLOONS
Category: J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose:
Demonstrates "charging by friction"
J1-03 KILOVOLT CARPET
Category: J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose:
Demonstrates "charging by friction"
C2-28: TRAJECTORY OF BALL DROPPED BY WALKER
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Demonstrate the independence of horizontal and vertical components of motion
C4-34: GALILEO'S EXPERIMENT - MASSES IN FREE FALL
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Show that the acceleration of bodies in free fall is independent of mass
J1-12: INDUCTION - ELECTROSCOPE
Category: J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose:
Demonstrate charging by induction.
C7-23: MEDICINE BALL AND SKATEBOARD
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Demonstrate large-scale collisions
C2-41: VECTOR ADDITION OF VELOCITIES
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Illustrate addition of two orthogonal velocity components
C2-25: FUNNEL CART
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Demonstrate the independence of horizontal and vertical components of motion
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I3-01: BAROMETER - ANEROID TYPE
Indicate air pressure. Read More
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I3-02: BAROMETER - WEIGHT PARADOX
Show how a barometer really works using a counterintuitive problem. Read More
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I3-03: GALILEO'S THERMOSCOPE
Measure very small pressure changes. Read More
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I3-04: GALILEAN THERMOMETER
Illustrate a very heat-sensitive device. Read More
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I3-10: LUNG FUNCTION MODEL
Show how air pressure differences cause the lungs to expand and contract. Read More
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I3-11: WATER BAROMETER - BOTTLE COLLAPSE
Demonstrate the pressure in a water column. Read More
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I3-12: WATER BAROMETER - CAN CRUSHER
Illustrate a result of atmospheric pressure. Read More
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I3-13: INVERTED GLASS OF WATER
Show one result of atmospheric pressure. Read More
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I3-14: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES
Demonstrate force arising from the atmospheric pressure of air. Read More
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I3-15: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES - PORTABLE
Demonstrate forces arising from atmospheric air pressure. Read More
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I3-16: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE PUMP
Demonstrate the forces created by atmospheric air pressure. Read More
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I3-17: COLLAPSE OF CAN - PORTABLE PUMP
Demonstrate the forces created by atmospheric air pressure. Read More
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I3-18: VACUUM BAZOOKA
Illustrate one effect of atmospheric pressure and force. Read More
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I3-19: LIFTING USING ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
Dramatically demonstrate an effect of air pressure. Read More
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I3-20: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE CAN WITH MALLET
Demonstrate collapse of a can by atmospheric pressure. Read More
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I3-31: IDEAL GAS LAW - VOLUME OF ONE MOLE
Demonstrate that one mole of gas occupies 22.4 liters at STP. Read More
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I3-32: ISOBARIC EXPANSION OF AIR
Demonstrate expansion of air without change in pressure. Read More
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I3-33 HELIUM BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Demonstrates how a gas contracts when cooled
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I3-35: SOLAR BAG
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I3-41: BOYLE'S LAW - PROJECTION
Demonstrate Boyle's law. Read More
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I3-42: BOYLED MARSHMALLOWS
Amusing demonstration of Boyle's Law. Read More
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I3-43: TIRE PRESSURE - UNLOADED AND LOADED
Show that tire pressure does not change when the tire is loaded within its normal operating limits. Read More
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I3-51 CHARLES' LAW - PROJECTION
Demonstrates Charles' law
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I3-52: CONSTANT VOLUME GAS THERMOMETER - ABSOLUTE ZERO
Determine the value of absolute zero. Read More
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