ASTR101
N1-01: PRISMATIC SPECTRUM OF WHITE LIGHT - POINT SOURCE
Category: N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose:
Demonstrate continuous spectrum
P3-62: FLUORESCENT CHALK
Category: P3 Atoms and Molecules
Purpose:
Demonstrate fluorescence in different materials.
P3-61: FLUORESCENT LIQUIDS
Category: P3 Atoms and Molecules
Purpose:
Show fluorescence of different chemicals.
E2-21: PHASES OF THE MOON
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Show the relationship between the phases of the moon and the relative earth-sun-moon positions.
I1-63: HYDROGEN EXPLOSION
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Produce a hydrogen explosion
I4-12: BOILING WATER BY PUMPING
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Demonstrate water boiling under reduced pressure.
E2-41: TRANSPARENT CELESTIAL GLOBE
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Illustrate some relationships between the earth, the sun, and certain heavenly bodies
E2-32: EPICYCLE MODEL - PTOLEMAIC SYSTEM OF PLANETS
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Illustrate the epicycle nature of Ptolemy's model of the solar system
A2-13: ELLIPSE DRAWING BOARD
Category: A2 Mathematics
Purpose:
Demonstrate one method of drawing ellipses
A1-03: DENSITY - VARIOUS BRICKS
Category: A1 Basic Materials and Measurement
Purpose:
Demonstrate the concept of density
C3-04: INERTIA - LEAD BRICK AND HAND
Category: C3 First Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrates inertia of rest
N1-05 SPECTRA - VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE
Category: N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose:
Demonstrates continuous spectrum
M7-31 TYNDALL'S EXPERIMENT - COLLOIDAL SUNSET
Category: M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose:
Colloidal sunset demonstration
L4-23 BENDING OF LASER BEAM IN SUGAR SOLUTION
Category: L4 Refraction
Purpose:
Demonstrates a medium with a continually varying index of refraction
L4-06 REFRACTION IN CLOUDY WATER
Category: L4 Refraction
Purpose:
Demonstrates a light ray bends when it enters a different medium at an oblique angle.
K8-01 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE - MODEL
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Shows the relationship between the electric and magnetic field vectors in a plane-polarized traveling electromagnetic wave
K2-62 CAN SMASHER - ELECTROMAGNETIC
Category: K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose:
Blasts a soda can into two pieces using electromagnetism
J1-24 ELECTROSTATIC HAIR RAISING
Category: J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose:
Demonstrates electrostatic repulsion
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N1-01: PRISMATIC SPECTRUM OF WHITE LIGHT - POINT SOURCE
Demonstrate continuous spectrum. Read More
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N1-03: PRISMATIC SPECTRUM OF WHITE LIGHT - WATER PRISM
Demonstrate continuous spectrum using water as the dispersing medium. Read More
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N1-05 SPECTRA - VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE
Demonstrates continuous spectrum
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N1-06: POLYPRISM SPECTRA
Demonstrate continuous spectra with several different types of glass. Read More
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N1-07: VARIATION OF SPECTRUM WITH LAMP INTENSITY
Demonstrate continuous spectrum as the brightness of the source changes Read More
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N1-08: GOETHE'S PUZZLE
Show the view of a slide through a prism and argue about color theory. Read More
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N1-09: COMPLEMENTARY SPECTRUM
Display the spectrum of a "negative" slit. Read More
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N1-11: DIFFRACTION SPECTRUM OF WHITE LIGHT - POINT SOURCE
Demonstrate continuous spectrum. Read More
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N1-12: DIFFRACTION SPECTRA - GRATING ON OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
Very simple white light diffraction spectrum. Read More
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N1-13: DIFFRACTION SPECTRUM OF WHITE LIGHT - PORTABLE
Individual observation of white light spectrum. Read More
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N1-14: REFLECTION GRATING - LARGE
Show a spectrum from a small bright source. Read More
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N1-21: COLOR SEPARATION AND RECOMBINATION BY PRISMS
Show how a prism can recombine previously dispersed white light. Read More
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N1-22: OPTICAL BOARD - PRISMS - SEPARATE AND RECOMBINE
Separate white light into its component colors with a prism and use an identical prism to recombine the light. Read More
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N1-23: FINE RESOLUTION OF SPECTRUM USING TWO PRISMS
Increase the dispersion in a white light spectrum by adding a second prism. Read More
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N1-31: SUN DOG - MODEL
Show how a "sun dog" is formed. Read More
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N1-32: ICE CRYSTALS - PAPER MODELS
Illustrate how two types of ice crystals formed high in the atmosphere float downward through the air with preferred orientations. Read More
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N1-41: RAINDROP RAY MODEL
Illustrate formation of a rainbow. Read More
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N1-42: RAINDROP MECHANICAL MODEL
Illustrate rays in formation of a rainbow. Read More
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N1-43: RAINBOW - GLASS BEAD MODEL
Observe an almost complete circular rainbow formed by glass beads. Read More
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N1-44: OPTICAL BOARD - RAINBOW
Demonstrates internal reflection and dispersion of light
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N1-45: RAINBOW - WATER FLASK
Demonstrate a large angle rainbow. Read More
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N1-51: SPECTROMETER - HAND HELD
Demonstrate spectra individually. Read More
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N1-61: REFRACTION OF LIGHT IN DIAMOND
Show how a diamond produces colors from white light. Read More
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