PHYS106
P4-04: COSMIC RAYS
Category: P4 Nuclei and Particles
Purpose:
Demonstrate the existence of cosmic rays.
L6-10: IMAGE LOCATION WITH TV CAMERA - LENS
Category: L6 Lenses
Purpose:
Locate both real and virtual images of a convex lens
M7-07: THREE CROSSED POLAROIDS - E FIELD COMPONENTS
Category: M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose:
Demonstrate that electric fields are vectors
K8-04: SPEED OF LIGHT
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Measure the speed of light
H2-11: SOUND LENS
Category: H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose:
Demonstrate focusing of sound by refraction in a sound lens
N1-07: VARIATION OF SPECTRUM WITH LAMP INTENSITY
Category: N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose:
Demonstrate continuous spectrum as the brightness of the source changes
N2-02: DIFFRACTION SPECTRA - THREE SOURCES - EXPENDABLE GRATINGS
Category: N2 Line Spectra
Purpose:
Demonstrate diffraction spectrum of white light along with line spectra of mercury and cadmium.
G2-07: PSYCHOACOUSTIC VIBRATION TRANSDUCER
Category: G2 Resonance and Coupled Oscillations
Purpose:
Challenge your students to recognize pseudoscience while illustrating resonance
L2-61: MIRROR TILES WITH LIGHT BULB
Category: L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose:
Show multiple reflections using two mirrors
L2-24: PARTIALLY SILVERED CYLINDER
Category: L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose:
Demonstrate Partially Silvered Surfaces
M4-02: NEWTON'S RINGS - PROJECTION
Category: M4 Thin Film Interference
Purpose:
Demonstrate a well-known interference pattern
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
P2-21 BLACK BODY MODEL
Category: P2 Quantum Mechanics
Purpose:
Demonstrates that a cavity is blacker than any surface -- making it a good approximation for an ideal black body
P2-13: ELECTRON DIFFRACTION
Category: P2 Quantum Mechanics
Purpose:
Demonstrates the wave properties of electrons
O4-08: GREEN TOMATO
Category: O4 Optical Illusions
Purpose:
Generates discussion about the variation of index of refraction with color
O3-22 BIDWELL'S DISC
Category: O3 Color Vision
Purpose:
Demonstrates positive and negative color afterimages
O2-11 PULFRICH PENDULUM
Category: O2 Visual Latency
Purpose:
Demonstrates visual latency and the Pulfrich phenomenon
O2-03: PERSISTENCE OF VISION - MAGIC WAND
Category: O2 Visual Latency
Purpose:
Demonstrates the persistence of vision
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L4-01 OPTICAL BOARD - RECTANGULAR SLAB
Demonstrates refraction. Shows displacement of rays in a uniform slab of glass Read More
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L4-02 REFRACTION - BEER MUG IN WATER
Illustrates refraction
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L4-03 REFRACTION - ROD IN WATER
Demonstrates refraction
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L4-04: REFRACTION - CAN IN WATER TANK
Illustrate refraction Read More
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L4-05: REFRACTION IN FISH TANK - PORTABLE
Illustrate refraction Read More
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L4-06 REFRACTION IN CLOUDY WATER
Demonstrates how a light ray bends when it enters a different medium at an oblique angle Read More
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L4-21: SNELL'S LAW - IMAGE DISTORTION
Illustrate a paradox involving Snell's law Read More
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L4-22: MIRAGE - LASER AND HOT WIRE
Demonstrates refraction
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L4-23 BENDING OF LASER BEAM IN SUGAR SOLUTION
Demonstrates a medium with a continually varying index of refraction
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L4-31 DISAPPEARANCE OF GLASS IN LIQUID
Demonstrates how index of refraction affects what we see in a fluid bath
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L4-41: MICROWAVES - REFRACTION BY PRISM
Demonstrate refraction of microwaves by a paraffin prism Read More
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L4-42: MICROWAVES - INDEX OF REFRACTION
Determine the index of refraction of paraffin for microwaves Read More
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