Physics with the Xplorer GLX

  • 35 Physics Activities designed to use with the Xplorer GLX as a stand-alone science computing device
  • No computers required
  • Companion probeware bundles available

Physics with the Xplorer GLX Lab Manual

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Lab #19 Work and Energy

Purpose
The purpose of this activity is to compare the work done on a cart to the change in kinetic energy of the car. Determine the relationship of work done to the change in energy.

Preview
Use a force sensor to measure the motion of the cart as it is pulled by thing string. use the Xplorer GLX to record and display the force and the motion. Determine the work done on the system and the final kinetic energy of the system. Compare the work done to the final kinetic energy.

Students easily visualize and calculate the work done on the cart by using the ‘area under the curve function”. They then compare this work applied to the change in kinetic energy of the cart (change in velocity is measured with the motion sensor).

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35 Physics Activities Included

1. Position--Match Graph

2. Relative Motion--Frames of Reference

3. Velocity of a Motorized Cart

4. Acceleration on an Inclined Track

5. Acceleration Due to Gravity

6. Newton’s First Law--No Net Force

7 (a). Newton’s Second Law--Constant Force

7 (b). Newton’s Second Law--Constant Mass

8. Newton’s Third Law--Tug-of-War

9. Forces in Equilibrium--A Lab Practical

10. Static and Kinetic Friction

11. Hooke’s Law of Elasticity

12. Simple Harmonic Motion--Mass on a Spring

13. Simple Harmonic Motion--Pendulum

14. Momentum in Collisions

15. Impulse and Change in Momentum

16. Safety Bumper Design Competition

17. Explore Gravitational Potential Energy

18. Conserve Energy

19. Work and Energy

20. Projectile Motion--Initial Speed and Time of Flight

21 (a). Centripetal Force, Constant Radius and Mass

21 (b). Centripetal Force, Constant Radius and Force

21 (c). Centripetal Force, Constant Mass and Force

22. Ohm’s Law: Current, Voltage, Resistance

23 (a). Voltage in a Series Circuit

23 (b). Voltage in a Parallel Circuit

24 (a). Current in a Series Circuit

24 (b). Current in a Parallel Circuit

25. Time Constant of a Resistor-Capacitor Circuit

26. Electromagnetic Induction--Magnet and Coil

27. Sound Wave Properties

28. Interference--Beat Frequency

29. Archimedes’ Principle--Buoyant Force

30. Transfer of Energy

31. Specific Heat of an Unknown Metal

32. Latent Heat of Vaporization

33. Latent Heat of Fusion

34. Inverse Square Law--Light Intensity versus Distance

35. Polarization