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K6-22: ENERGY CONVERSION - IMMERSION HEATER
Category: K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
Purpose:
Demonstrate quantitatively the conversion of electrical energy into heat.
K5-23: ROTATING TWO-COLOR LED
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Demonstrate that what comes out of a 110 VAC plug is in fact alternating current.
I3-16: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE PUMP
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
Demonstrate the forces created by atmospheric air pressure.
K5-14: ELECTRIC CELL
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Demonstrate how an electric cell is formed.
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.
I2-45: CONVECTION - HIGH/LOW CANDLES IN CYLINDER
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
Brainteaser regarding convection.
I2-27: THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN ALUMINUM AND COPPER
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
Show process of thermal equilibrium happening between touching aluminum and copper cylinders.
C8-22: ENERGY CONVERSION - SUPERBALL AND SOUNDING BOARD
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Show transformation of energy from one form to another.
C8-21: ROCK AND WASTE BASKET
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Demonstrate conservation of energy in a humorous way.
O4-33: IMPOSSIBLE TRIANGLE
Category: O4 Optical Illusions
Purpose:
Classic impossible triangle illusion with a twist.
I1-63: HYDROGEN EXPLOSION
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Produce a hydrogen explosion
N1-07: VARIATION OF SPECTRUM WITH LAMP INTENSITY
Category: N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose:
Demonstrate continuous spectrum as the brightness of the source changes
P4-06 RADIOACTIVE CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Category: P4 Nuclei and Particles
Purpose:
Shows some consumer products and naturally occuring materials that are weakly radioactive
O2-11 PULFRICH PENDULUM
Category: O2 Visual Latency
Purpose:
Demonstrates visual latency and the Pulfrich phenomenon
N1-05 SPECTRA - VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE
Category: N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose:
Demonstrates continuous spectrum
L3-16 FOCUSING OF HEAT WAVES BY MIRRORS
Category: L3 Curved Mirrors
Purpose:
Demonstrates that concave mirrors can focus heat waves
K6-03 SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - BATTERY AND CLIP-ON WIRES
Category: K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
Purpose:
Shows voltages and currents in series & parallel circuits
K5-33 CONDUCTIVITY OF SALT SOLUTION
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Shows that pure water is not conducting, but a solution of an electrolyte is conducting
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O2-01: PERSISTENCE OF VISION - ELECTRONIC FLASH
Demonstrate persistence of vision. Read More
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O2-02: ZOETROPE AND PRAXINOSCOPE
Individual demonstration of persistence of vision. Read More
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O2-03: PERSISTENCE OF VISION - MAGIC WAND
Demonstrate persistence of vision in a neat way.. Read More
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O2-11 PULFRICH PENDULUM
Demonstrate visual latency and the Pulfrich phenomenon in a very dramatic way. Read More
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O2-12: PULFRICH PENDULUM - BIFILAR SUSPENSION
Demonstrate visual latency and the Pulfrich phenomenon in a very dramatic way. Read More
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O2-13: PULFRICH PHENOMENON - ROTATING CRYSTAL MODEL
Demonstrate the Pulfrich phenomenon. Read More
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O2-14: VISUAL LATENCY - REACTION TIME
To demonstrate visual latency. Read More
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O2-21: STROBOSCOPIC CENCO
Demonstrate persistence of vision using strobosccope. Read More
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O2-22: STROBOSCOPE AND FALLING WATER
Demonstrate how a stroboscope works, and illustrate persistence of vision. Read More
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O2-23: STROBOSCOPIC DISCS
Demonstrate stroboscopic effects. Read More
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