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K7-03 INDUCTOR DELAYING A LAMP
Category: K7 RLC Circuits
Purpose:
Demonstrates the timing of current in a switched inductor circuit
K7-02 RL CIRCUIT - L/R TIME CONSTANT
Category: K7 RLC Circuits
Purpose:
Shows L/R time constant for a slow circuit
K6-11 CIRCUIT PARADOXES
Category: K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
Purpose:
Series-parallel circuits to encourage dicussion about DC circuits
K6-03 SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - BATTERY AND CLIP-ON WIRES
Category: K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
Purpose:
Shows voltages and currents in series & parallel circuits
K6-01 SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - TWO BULBS
Category: K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
Purpose:
Demonstrates the effect of series and parallel connections of two identical light bulbs
K5-33 CONDUCTIVITY OF SALT SOLUTION
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Shows that pure water is not conducting, but a solution of an electrolyte is conducting
K5-12 BATTERY AND CURRENT - WORKING MODEL
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Model of battery with circuit attached
K2-62 CAN SMASHER - ELECTROMAGNETIC
Category: K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose:
Blasts a soda can into two pieces using electromagnetism
K2-61 THOMSON'S COIL
Category: K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose:
Demonstrates a number of concepts in magnetic induction
K2-44 EDDY CURRENT PENDULUM
Category: K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose:
Shows the damping of pendula due to eddy currents
K2-42 LENZ'S LAW - MAGNET IN ALUMINUM TUBE
Category: K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose:
Demonstrates Lenz's law
K2-04 FARADAY'S EXPERIMENT - EME SET - 20, 40, 80 TURN COILS
Category: K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose:
Shows that the induced current is proportional to the number of turns in the secondary coil
K2-02 INDUCTION IN A SINGLE WIRE
Category: K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose:
Demonstrates magnetic induction
K2-01 EARTH INDUCTOR
Category: K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose:
Induces an emf by moving a coil through Earth's magnetic field
K1-22 TORQUE ON 500-TURN COIL IN MAGNETIC FIELD
Category: K1 Forces on Moving Particles
Purpose:
Demonstrates the torque on a current loop in a magnetic field
K1-21 TORQUE ON CURRENT LOOP IN MAGNETIC FIELD
Category: K1 Forces on Moving Particles
Purpose:
Demonstrates the torque on a current loop in a magnetic field
K1-12 CATHODE-RAY TUBE - DEFLECTION BY MAGNET
Category: K1 Forces on Moving Particles
Purpose:
Demonstrates the force on an electron beam by a magnetic field
K1-03 FORCE ON CURRENT IN MAGNETIC FIELD
Category: K1 Forces on Moving Particles
Purpose:
Demonstrates force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field
J7-11 PARAMAGNETISM AND DIAMAGNETISM
Category: J7 Magnetic Materials
Purpose:
Demonstrates paramagnetic and diamagnetic materials
J5-20 OERSTED EXPERIMENT- LARGE COIL AND COMPASS
Category: J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose:
Demonstrates that magnetic fields are generated around current-carrying wires
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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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