Physics Probeware Newsletter: "Good Vibrations!"
- Free, Online Experiment
- Featured Product
- Featured Websites
- Featured Video
- Physics Professional Organizations
- PASCO Professional Development
- Submit an Idea
Free, Online Experiment
Meter Stick Oscillations
In this experiment, students find the relationship between the period of vibration of a meter stick and the length of the meter stick. The period of the vibrating stick is measured with a photogate. If you would like to send us a lab using PASCO equipment, attach it to: gclarion@rocklin.k12.ca.us.
Photogate version
Motion Sensor version
Featured Product
Super Fan Cart (ME-6977)
Super Fan Cart
- Constant force
- Rechargeable
- Programmable
Vector forces, Newton's Laws and even aerodynamics are all easily investigated with PASCO's new Super Fan Cart.
Rotating the fan angle through 180 degrees allows for a qualitative and quantitative investigation of vector forces. And the ability to program the fan to pulse for a specific time aids in explaining both Newton's 1st and 2nd Laws as students will observe that the cart only accelerates when the force is applied. You can even vary the speed of the fan or add mass to the cart.
The removable sail is great for Newton's 3rd Law demonstrations as in one orientation it will not move. However, in the opposite orientation the curved sail forces the air backwards and creates thrust - a great demonstration of aeronautic principles.
Rugged with a rechargeable battery and useful for exploring a number of physics principles, you'll find yourself reaching for the Super Fan Cart over and over again.
Featured Websites
See pictures of the 2009 Spring Northern California Nevada AAPT held at PASCO. Here’s their website: ncnaapt.org/.
Also, check out Dean Baird’s High Speed Videos at his website.
Featured Video
View Robbie Madison’s Las Vegas Motorcycle Jump ...
... and then play video at left showing Robbie Madison’s Jump using PASCO’s Structures System.
Learn more about PASCO's Structures System.
Physics Professional Organizations
American Association of Physics Teachers
AAPT Summer Meeting 2009
July 25-29
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Visit us at our exhibit at the next National meeting. We will be demonstrating our exciting new products!
PASCO Professional Development
Summer Institutes for 2009 -- Register Now!
Each summer, PASCO offers Summer Institutes -- in-depth training at locations throughout the country as well as at PASCO headquarters in Roseville, California. Return from your Summer Institute with a solid foundation for effectively integrating PASCO probeware into your science curriculum. Visit the Summer Institute web page for the full list of workshops, dates, and locations around the country.
Submit an Idea
Is there a story, idea or comment you'd like to see included in an upcoming newsletter? Perhaps it's a great website you recently discovered, a funding opportunity that your colleagues might appreciate learning about, or a newsworthy event related to Physics. If you think it's worth sharing in an upcoming newsletter, click below to tell us about it. In addition, if you submit a probeware activity or lab experiment and we publish it, we'll send you a T-shirt and a $100 coupon good for a purchase from PASCO's online store.
Send us an email to: Submit an Idea - Physics.
