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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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M2-01 LASER DIFFRACTION - PINHOLES
Demonstrates laser diffraction by pinholes
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M2-02: LASER DIFFRACTION - OPAQUE DISCS
Demonstrate laser diffraction by opaque discs. Read More
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M2-03: LASER DIFFRACTION - POISSON'S BRIGHT SPOT
Demonstrate the Poisson (or Arago) bright spot. Read More
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M2-04: LASER DIFFRACTION - HALO
Demonstrate diffraction of laser light around small spheres. Read More
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M2-05: PINHOLE AND OPAQUE DISC - FRESN AND FRAUN DIFFRAC
Show Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction from pinholes and opaque discs. Read More
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M2-11: LASER DIFFRACTION - FRESNEL ZONE PLATES
Demonstrate focusing by a Fresnel zone plate. Read More
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M2-12: LASER DIFFRACTION - FRESNEL ZONE PLATE - FOCAL LENGTH
Exhibit the foci of the Fresnel zone plate corresponding to its focal lengths. Read More
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M2-21: MICROWAVES - DIFFRACTION BY CIRCULAR APERTURE
Demonstrate diffraction of microwaves from a circular aperture. Read More
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M2-22: MICROWAVES - DIFFRACTION BY A SPHERE
Demonstrate microwave diffraction be a conducting sphere. Read More
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M2-23: MICROWAVES - FRESNEL ZONES
Demonstrate a zone plate using microwaves. Read More
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M2-31: HALO BY DIFFRACTION FROM SMALL PARTICLES
Demonstrate a halo by diffraction of light by small particles. Read More
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