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Thermal Properties of Matter

I1-53: LEAD BELL AT LIQUID NITROGEN TEMPERATURE

I1-53: LEAD BELL AT LIQUID NITROGEN TEMPERATURE

Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter

Purpose: Demonstrate the effect of temperature on vibrations in a lead bell.
I1-52: TUNING FORK AT LIQUID NITROGEN TEMPERATURE

I1-52: TUNING FORK AT LIQUID NITROGEN TEMPERATURE

Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter

Purpose: Demonstrate the change in frequency of a tuning fork at liquid nitrogen temperature.
I1-51: RUBBER AT LN TEMPERATURE

I1-51: RUBBER AT LN TEMPERATURE

Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter

Purpose: Demonstrate how a normally elastic material at room temperature becomes rigid at very low temperatures.
I1-42: THERMOELECTRIC FAN

I1-42: THERMOELECTRIC FAN

Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter

Purpose: Illustrate generation and use of thermoelectric current.
I1-41: THERMOELECTRIC MAGNET

I1-41: THERMOELECTRIC MAGNET

Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter

Purpose: Demonstrate production and use of thermoelectric current.
I1-40: REVERSIBLE THERMOELECTRIC DEMONSTRATOR

I1-40: REVERSIBLE THERMOELECTRIC DEMONSTRATOR

Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter

Purpose: Demonstrate thermoelectric power generation or how thermoelectric devices can create hot and cold regions.
I1-32: RUBBER BAND CONTRACTION DURING HEATING

I1-32: RUBBER BAND CONTRACTION DURING HEATING

Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter

Purpose: Demonstrate that rubber contracts when heated.
I1-22: WATER DENSITY VS TEMPERATURE

I1-22: WATER DENSITY VS TEMPERATURE

Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter

Purpose: Demonstrate the change in the density of water with temperature.
I1-21: WATER NEAR 4 DEGREES CELCIUS

I1-21: WATER NEAR 4 DEGREES CELCIUS

Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter

Purpose: Demonstrate that the maximum density of water occurs around 4 degrees centigrade.
I1-19: LAVA LAMP

I1-19: LAVA LAMP

Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter

Purpose: Demonstrate differential thermal expansion between two liquids, and to take us all back to the 1960s.
I1-18: BIMETALLIC STRIP THERMOMETERS

I1-18: BIMETALLIC STRIP THERMOMETERS

Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter

Purpose: Allow students to see how bimetallic strips are used in thermometers and thermostats.
I1-17: THERMOSTAT - MODEL

I1-17: THERMOSTAT - MODEL

Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter

Purpose: Model of use of a bimetal strip in a thermostat.
I1-16: THERMAL CONTRACTION OF CUPS WITH LN

I1-16: THERMAL CONTRACTION OF CUPS WITH LN

Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter

Purpose: Measure coefficients of linear expansion.
I1-15: THERMAL EXPANSION - PIN BREAKER

I1-15: THERMAL EXPANSION - PIN BREAKER

Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter

Purpose: Demonstrate thermal expansion in a dramatic way.
I1-14: THERMAL EXPANSION OF ALUMINUM - OPTICAL LEVER

I1-14: THERMAL EXPANSION OF ALUMINUM - OPTICAL LEVER

Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter

Purpose: Demonstrate thermal expansion in a complicated way.
I1-12: THERMAL EXPANSION - BALL AND RING

I1-12: THERMAL EXPANSION - BALL AND RING

Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter

Purpose: Demonstrate thermal expansion.
I1-01: THERMOMETERS

I1-01: THERMOMETERS

Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter

Purpose: Show several types of thermometers.
J2-17: ELECTRIC WIND

J2-17: ELECTRIC WIND

Category: J2 Electrostatic Devices and Applications

Purpose: Demonstrate the "electric wind" phenomenon.
L3-18: FOCUSING OF HEAT WAVES - OVERHEAD PROJECTOR

L3-18: FOCUSING OF HEAT WAVES - OVERHEAD PROJECTOR

Category: L3 Curved Mirrors

Purpose: Illustrate focusing of heat in a very dramatic way.
L1-05: PERSISTENCE OF A FILAMENT

L1-05: PERSISTENCE OF A FILAMENT

Category: L1 Light Sources and Light Rays

Purpose: Demonstrate that high-frequency AC looks like DC.
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