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H2-52: BEATS AND RESONANCE - TUNING BARS
Category: H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose:
To demonstrate beats, and to demonstrate resonance between two identical tuning bar resonators.
K8-42: RADIOWAVES - ENERGY AND DIPOLE PATTERN
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Demonstrates transmission of energy in electromagnetic waves. Shows the radiation pattern of the dipole antenna
M1-11 LASER DIFFRACTION - FIXED DOUBLE SLITS
Purpose:
Demonstrates double slit interference
M1-02 LASER DIFFRACTION - VARIABLE SINGLE SLIT
Purpose:
Demonstrates single slit diffraction
K8-45 RADIO WAVES FROM SPARK
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Demonstrates that a spark contains radio waves
K8-03 LIGHT NANOSECOND
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Shows the distance light travels in one nanosecond
K5-31 OHM'S LAW
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Demonstrates relationship between current, voltage, and resistance
K5-12 BATTERY AND CURRENT - WORKING MODEL
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Model of battery with circuit attached
K4-02 MAGNETOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH LAMP
Category: K4 Motors and Generators
Purpose:
Demonstrates a small 110 VAC magnetoelectric generator
K1-14 OSCILLOSCOPE CRT - DEFLECTION BY MAGNET
Category: K1 Forces on Moving Particles
Purpose:
Demonstrates the force on an electron beam by a magnetic field
J5-20 OERSTED EXPERIMENT- LARGE COIL AND COMPASS
Category: J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose:
Demonstrates that magnetic fields are generated around current-carrying wires
J4-32 DISCHARGE OF CAPACITOR WITH BANG
Category: J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose:
Demonstrates that capacitors store electrical energy
J4-31 ENERGY STORED IN A CAPACITOR
Category: J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose:
Demonstrates that energy is stored in a capacitor and how that energy may be used
J4-22 PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR WITH DIELECTRIC
Category: J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose:
Demonstrates that inserting a dielectric into a capacitor increases the capacitance
J4-04 PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR - IONIZATION OF AIR
Category: J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose:
Demonstrates the mobility of ions
J4-01 PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR
Category: J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose:
Demonstrates that potential difference across a capacitor is proportional to the plate separation
J3-24 HOLLOW CONDUCTING SPHERE
Category: J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose:
Demonstrates that charge resides on the outside surface of a conductor
J3-23 FARADAY CAGE - RADIOWAVES
Category: J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose:
Demonstrates that radio waves cannot penetrate a Faraday cage
J3-21 FARADAY CAGE
Category: J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose:
Demonstrates that the electric field within a closed conducting surface is zero
J3-14 FLUX MODEL - ELECTROSTATICS
Category: J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose:
Aid in visualizing flux at an angle through a surface
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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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