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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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K5-01: PIEZOELECTRICITY
Demonstration of a piezoelectric crystal Read More
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K5-02: PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTAL - AUDIBLE
Demonstrate that a piezoelectric crystal converts electrical impulses into physical vibrations Read More
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K5-03: PIEZOELECTRIC IGNITOR
Show a commercial use for piezoelectricity Read More
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K5-04: PIEZOELECTRIC GUN
Application of piezoelectricity to produce copious quantities of electric charge Read More
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K5-11: BATTERY MODEL
Simple model of a battery using a human as the source of energy Read More
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K5-12 BATTERY AND CURRENT - WORKING MODEL
Model of battery with circuit attached
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K5-13: ELECTRIC CURRENT - MODEL
Indicate how electrons really flow through a conductor Read More
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K5-14: ELECTRIC CELL
Demonstrate how an electric cell is formed Read More
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K5-16: CARRIER CURRENT DENSITY MODEL
Model the density of carriers crossing a plane Read More
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K5-21: AC PLUG CIRCUIT CHECKER
Check the wiring of 110VAC power sockets Read More
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K5-22: AC PLUG CIRCUIT CHECKER CHECKER
Demonstrate each different kind of wiring error Read More
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K5-23: ROTATING TWO-COLOR LED
Demonstrate that what comes out of a 110 VAC plug is in fact alternating current Read More
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K5-31 OHM'S LAW
Demonstrates relationship between current, voltage, and resistance Read More
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K5-32: RESISTANCE VS DIAMETER AND LENGTH
Determine how resistance varies as a function of diameter and length for the same material Read More
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K5-33 CONDUCTIVITY OF SALT SOLUTION
Shows that pure water is not conducting, but a solution of an electrolyte is conducting
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K5-34: THERMAL COEFFICIENT OF RESISTANCE IN COPPER
Show that the resistance of copper changes linearly with temperature Read More
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K5-35: RESISTORS AT LN TEMPERATURE
Illustrate materials with both positive and negative temperature coefficients of resistivity Read More
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K5-36: RESISTORS AT LN TEMPERATURE - LIGHT BULB INDICATOR
Demonstrate materials with both positive and negative temperature coefficients of resistance Read More
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K5-41: V-I CURVES FOR OHMIC AND NON-OHMIC DEVICES
Illustrate resistive properties of resistors and diodes Read More
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K5-42: TRANSISTOR
Demonstrate a transistor circuit Read More
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K5-43: NON-OHMIC DEVICE - V VS. I
Demonstrates the non-linearity of the V vs I curve for a diode
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K5-44: NON-OHMIC DEVICE - LIGHT BULB
Show the change in resistance of a light bulb with temperature Read More
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K5-45: SEMICONDUCTOR MODEL
Model of semiconductor Read More
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