PiP Dec 2015
C7-19: GAUSSIAN GUN
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Demonstrate transfer of energy in an elastic collision
I4-36: REGELATION - ICE UNDER PRESSURE
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Demonstrate regelation.
I3-18: VACUUM BAZOOKA
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
Illustrate one effect of atmospheric pressure and force.
I3-16: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE PUMP
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
Demonstrate the forces created by atmospheric air pressure.
I1-15: THERMAL EXPANSION - PIN BREAKER
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Demonstrate thermal expansion in a dramatic way.
J6-33: ELECTROMAGNETIC GUN
Category: J6 Electromagnets
Purpose:
Demonstrate the force on a solenoid core, and to contrast forces on magnetic and non-magnetic cores.
H5-01: EAR MODEL
Category: H5 The Ear
Purpose:
Illustrate the parts of the ear, their spatial relationships, and their functions.
H1-31: SOUND LEVEL METER
Category: H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose:
Demonstrate use of a sound level meter.
H4-22: BOTTLE BAND
Category: H4 Music
Purpose:
Demonstrate how edge tones and Helmholtz resonators can be used to create a bottle band.
H3-12: ROARING TUBE - 4 FT
Category: H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose:
Demonstrate standing sound waves in air excited by convection currents.
H2-33: SPEAKER AND EXPONENTIAL HORN
Category: H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose:
Demonstrate the effect of an exponential horn enclosure.
G1-74: LISSAJOUS FIGURES - LASER AND LOUDSPEAKER
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Show Lissajous figures created by music to form a laser show.
F4-42: SMOKE RINGS USING GARBAGE CAN
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Create large smoke rings and illustrate the circular vortex.
C3-04: INERTIA - LEAD BRICK AND HAND
Category: C3 First Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrates inertia of rest
K2-62 CAN SMASHER - ELECTROMAGNETIC
Category: K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose:
Blasts a soda can into two pieces using electromagnetism
J4-32 DISCHARGE OF CAPACITOR WITH BANG
Category: J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose:
Demonstrates that capacitors store electrical energy
H3-71 STROKED ALUMINUM ROD
Category: H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose:
Illustrates longitudinal standing waves in an aluminum rod.
H1-01 BELL IN VACUUM
Category: H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose:
Demonstrates sound wave requirement for a medium
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I4-01: PVT PHASE DIAGRAMS FOR CO2 AND H2O
Three-dimensional PVT phase diagram models. Read More
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I4-02: PVT SURFACE - TRANSPARENT
Illustrate aspects of phase transitions. Read More
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I4-03: LATENT HEAT - ICE TO WATER TO STEAM
Illustrate aspects of phase transitions. Read More
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I4-11: BOILING AT REDUCED PRESSURE
Demonstrate that water boils at a lower temperature under reduced pressure. Read More
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I4-12: BOILING WATER BY PUMPING
Demonstrate water boiling under reduced pressure. Read More
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I4-13: CHANGE OF STATE OF LN - POPPING CAN LID
Show the increase in volume which accompanies the transition from liquid to gaseous nitrogen. Read More
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I4-14: CHANGE OF STATE WITH BANG
Show the increase in volume which accompanies the transition from liquid to gaseous nitrogen. Read More
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I4-15 CONDENSATION OF STEAM - GALLON CAN COLLAPSE
Illustrates forces produced by the pressure drop when steam condenses into water
Read More
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I4-16: DRINKING BIRD
Illustrates forces produced by the pressure drop when steam condenses into water
Read More
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I4-17: AIR BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Demonstrate dramatically that the volume of vapor is greater than the volume of the same amount of liquid. Read More
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I4-18: PULSE GLASS
Illustrate change of phase between liquid and vapor in an confined fluid. Read More
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I4-19: CONDENSATION OF STEAM - SODA CAN COLLAPSE
Surprising demonstration using condensation of steam. Read More
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I4-31 ICE BOMB
Demonstrates forces created by freezing water
Read More
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I4-32: FREEZING WATER BY PUMPING
Freeze water by reducing the ambient pressure. Read More
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I4-33: CRYOPHORUS
Illustrate freezing caused by cooling by evaporation. Read More
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I4-34: HAND WARMER
Demonstrate the heat of fusion. Read More
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I4-35: LOWERING THE FREEZING POINT OF WATER USING SALT
Demonstrate that the freezing point of water can be reduced by putting ice in a salt water bath. Read More
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I4-36: REGELATION - ICE UNDER PRESSURE
Demonstrate regelation. Read More
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I4-51: SUBLIMATION OF DRY ICE - PROJECTION
Demonstrate sublimation of carbon dioxide (dry ice) from a solid into a gas. Read More
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I4-52: CARBON DIOXIDE BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Demonstrate condensation sublimation. Read More
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I4-61: BINARY PHASE TRANSITION - CRITICAL OPALESCENCE
Show the behavior of a binary fluid as it passes through the critical temperature. Read More
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