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C7-19: GAUSSIAN GUN

C7-19: GAUSSIAN GUN

Category: C7 Collisions

Purpose: Demonstrate transfer of energy in an elastic collision
K6-22: ENERGY CONVERSION - IMMERSION HEATER

K6-22: ENERGY CONVERSION - IMMERSION HEATER

Category: K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments

Purpose: Demonstrate quantitatively the conversion of electrical energy into heat.
K4-09: BICYCLE GENERATOR - LIGHT BULBs VS CFLs

K4-09: BICYCLE GENERATOR - LIGHT BULBs VS CFLs

Category: K4 Motors and Generators

Purpose: Compare brightness and power requirements of regular tungsten filament light bulbs and compact fluorescent lamps.
K4-05: MAGNETOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH METERS AND LOADS

K4-05: MAGNETOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH METERS AND LOADS

Category: K4 Motors and Generators

Purpose: An AC generator with rectifier, meters and several loads.
D5-23: ROTATING BEAD ON LOOP

D5-23: ROTATING BEAD ON LOOP

Category: D5 Rotational Esoterica

Purpose: Demonstrate the presence of a "critical parameter" which determines the dynamic behavior of a simple physical system.
D3-32: KEYWHIP

D3-32: KEYWHIP

Category: D3 Angular Momentum

Purpose: Demonstrate angular momentum conservation in a surprising way.
D3-12: SWING MODEL

D3-12: SWING MODEL

Category: D3 Angular Momentum

Purpose: Model the pumping of a swing using conservation of angular momentum.
D1-65: YO-YO

D1-65: YO-YO

Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics

Purpose: Illustrate transformation between various forms of energy and to perform yo-yo tricks.
D1-64: MAXWELL PENDULUM - SMALL

D1-64: MAXWELL PENDULUM - SMALL

Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics

Purpose: Demonstrate transformations between gravitational potential energy and rotational kinetic energy.
D1-63: MAXWELL PENDULUM - LARGE

D1-63: MAXWELL PENDULUM - LARGE

Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics

Purpose: Demonstrate transformations between gravitational potential energy and rotational kinetic energy.
D1-62: CONSERVATION OF ENERGY IN ROLLING BODY

D1-62: CONSERVATION OF ENERGY IN ROLLING BODY

Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics

Purpose: Demonstrate conversion of gravitational potential energy into translational and rotational kinetic energy.
C7-53: AIR TRACK - SPEED OF AIR GUN PELLET

C7-53: AIR TRACK - SPEED OF AIR GUN PELLET

Category: C7 Collisions

Purpose: Determine the speed of an air gun pellet using conservation of momentum in an inelastic collision.
C7-52: BALLISTIC PENDULUM - LABORATORY MODEL

C7-52: BALLISTIC PENDULUM - LABORATORY MODEL

Category: C7 Collisions

Purpose: Demonstrate operation of the standard laboratory type ballistic pendulum.
C7-26: BOUNCING PUTTY AND NON-BOUNCING SUPERBALL

C7-26: BOUNCING PUTTY AND NON-BOUNCING SUPERBALL

Category: C7 Collisions

Purpose: Show unusual collisions.
C7-21: ENERGY AND MOMENTUM - COLLISION AND PROJECTILE

C7-21: ENERGY AND MOMENTUM - COLLISION AND PROJECTILE

Category: C7 Collisions

Purpose: Illustrate conservation of momentum and conservation of energy.
C7-03: AIR TRACK - SCATTERING WITHOUT CONTACT

C7-03: AIR TRACK - SCATTERING WITHOUT CONTACT

Category: C7 Collisions

Purpose: Show that elastic scattering can occur between two objects without actual physical contact between the objects.
C7-01: AIR TRACK - ELASTIC COLLISIONS

C7-01: AIR TRACK - ELASTIC COLLISIONS

Category: C7 Collisions

Purpose: Demonstrate conservation of energy and conservation of momentum in elastic collisions.
C8-33: POWER - USING GRAVITY

C8-33: POWER - USING GRAVITY

Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power

Purpose: Demonstrate mechanical power.
C8-32: POWER - CLIMBING LADDER

C8-32: POWER - CLIMBING LADDER

Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power

Purpose: A simple method for illustrating power and the unit of the horsepower.
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