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
-
N1-01: PRISMATIC SPECTRUM OF WHITE LIGHT - POINT SOURCE
Demonstrate continuous spectrum. Read More
-
N1-03: PRISMATIC SPECTRUM OF WHITE LIGHT - WATER PRISM
Demonstrate continuous spectrum using water as the dispersing medium. Read More
-
N1-05 SPECTRA - VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE
Demonstrates continuous spectrum
Read More
-
N1-06: POLYPRISM SPECTRA
Demonstrate continuous spectra with several different types of glass. Read More
-
N1-07: VARIATION OF SPECTRUM WITH LAMP INTENSITY
Demonstrate continuous spectrum as the brightness of the source changes Read More
-
N1-08: GOETHE'S PUZZLE
Show the view of a slide through a prism and argue about color theory. Read More
-
N1-09: COMPLEMENTARY SPECTRUM
Display the spectrum of a "negative" slit. Read More
-
N1-11: DIFFRACTION SPECTRUM OF WHITE LIGHT - POINT SOURCE
Demonstrate continuous spectrum. Read More
-
N1-12: DIFFRACTION SPECTRA - GRATING ON OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
Very simple white light diffraction spectrum. Read More
-
N1-13: DIFFRACTION SPECTRUM OF WHITE LIGHT - PORTABLE
Individual observation of white light spectrum. Read More
-
N1-14: REFLECTION GRATING - LARGE
Show a spectrum from a small bright source. Read More
-
N1-21: COLOR SEPARATION AND RECOMBINATION BY PRISMS
Show how a prism can recombine previously dispersed white light. Read More
-
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
-
N1-23: FINE RESOLUTION OF SPECTRUM USING TWO PRISMS
Increase the dispersion in a white light spectrum by adding a second prism. Read More
-
N1-31: SUN DOG - MODEL
Show how a "sun dog" is formed. Read More
-
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
-
N1-41: RAINDROP RAY MODEL
Illustrate formation of a rainbow. Read More
-
N1-42: RAINDROP MECHANICAL MODEL
Illustrate rays in formation of a rainbow. Read More
-
N1-43: RAINBOW - GLASS BEAD MODEL
Observe an almost complete circular rainbow formed by glass beads. Read More
-
N1-44: OPTICAL BOARD - RAINBOW
Demonstrates internal reflection and dispersion of light
Read More
-
N1-45: RAINBOW - WATER FLASK
Demonstrate a large angle rainbow. Read More
-
N1-51: SPECTROMETER - HAND HELD
Demonstrate spectra individually. Read More
-
N1-61: REFRACTION OF LIGHT IN DIAMOND
Show how a diamond produces colors from white light. Read More
- 1