Classic Physics Experiments designed for use with a 550 or 850 Universal Interface and PASCO Capstone software.
Listed below are nearly 50 classic physics experiments using the power of PASCO software and lab equipment. Capstone 'EX' experiments include all the apparatus, sensors (when needed), manuals, and PASCO Capstone files you'll need in your student physics lab. For your convenience, we've listed all the downloadable files for each experiment below.
Every experiment listed can be performed with the 850 and most can be performed with the 550 Universal Interfaces. See individual experiments for details and requirements. For more information about our universal interfaces, see:
Mechanics Experiments Back to Top
| File Download | Product Detail |
|---|---|
| Impulse Experiment (42.35 MB) | EX-5509B Details |
| Atwood's Machine Experiment (7.87 MB) | EX-5501 Details |
| Sliding Friction Experiment (72.66 MB) | EX-5508 Details |
| Centripetal Force Experiment (19.44 MB) | EX-5506 Details |
| Universal Gravitational Constant Experiment (276.69 MB) | EX-5550 Details |
| Work Energy Theorem Experiment (2.45 MB) | EX-5513A Details |
| Centripetal Force Pendulum Experiment (28.67 MB) | EX-5505A Details |
| Conservation of Energy II Experiment (28.92 MB) | EX-5512 Details |
| Conservation of Energy Experiment (4.79 MB) | EX-9935 Details |
| Hooke's Law Experiment (10.91 MB) | EX-5504A Details |
| Ballistic Pendulum Experiment (19.65 MB) | EX-5511A Details |
| Newton’s Laws Experiment (95.74 MB) | EX-5503B Details |
| Conservation of Momentum Experiment (2.37 MB) | EX-5510C Details |
| Projectile Motion Experiment (17.68 MB) | EX-5502 Details |
Fluids Experiments Back to Top
| File Download | Product Detail |
|---|---|
| Pumping Systems Experiment Files (EX-5554) (18.13 MB) | EX-5554 Details |
| Archimedes Principle Experiment (7.19 MB) | EX-9909 Details |
| Piping Systems Experiment Files (EX-5553) (37.54 MB) | EX-5553 Details |
Rotation Experiments Back to Top
| File Download | Product Detail |
|---|---|
| Conservation of Angular Momentum Experiment (56.70 MB) | EX-5517C Details |
| Rotational Inertia Experiment (21.94 MB) | EX-5516B Details |
| CartOscill Experiment (7.90 MB) | EX-5551A Details |
| Chaos Experiment (31.79 MB) | EX-5523A Details |
| Driven Damped Harmonic Oscill Experiment (9.64 MB) | EX-5522A Details |
| Large Amp. Pend Experiment (18.49 MB) | EX-5520A Details |
| Variable g Pendulum Experiment (9.62 MB) | EX-5519A Details |
| Physical Pendulum Experiment (13.55 MB) | EX-5518A Details |
Structures Experiments Back to Top
| File Download | Product Detail |
|---|---|
| Shaking Tower Experiment Files (13.67 MB) | EX-5555 Details |
| Bridge Vibrations Experiment (20.93 MB) | EX-5548 Details |
Materials Experiments Back to Top
| File Download | Product Detail |
|---|---|
| Bending Experiment (31.09 MB) | EX-5559 Details |
| Column Buckling Experiment (21.66 MB) | EX-5558 Details |
| Tensile Testing Experiment (14.30 MB) | EX-5557 Details |
Thermodynamics Experiments Back to Top
| File Download | Product Detail |
|---|---|
| Electrical Equiv of Heat Experiment (13.31 MB) | EX-5525 Details |
| Specific Heat Experiment (11.41 MB) | EX-5524A Details |
| Ratio of Specific Heats Experiment (5.21 MB) | EX-5531A Details |
| Heat Engine Experiment (216.34 MB) | EX-5530B Details |
| Blackbody Radiation Experiment (9.56 MB) | EX-5529A Details |
| Ideal Gas Law Experiment (12.63 MB) | EX-5527 Details |
Electromagnetism Experiments Back to Top
| File Download | Product Detail |
|---|---|
| Capacitance Experiment (13.42 MB) | EX-5533 Details |
| Ampere's Law Experiment (53.69 MB) | EX-5552 Details |
| Earth's Magnetic Field Experiment (15.72 MB) | EX-5539A Details |
| Electrostatic Charge Experiment (41.99 MB) | EX-5532 Details |
| Kirchhoff's Circuit Laws Experiment (80.53 MB) | EX-5538 Details |
| Magnetic Force on Wires Experiment (1.62 MB) | EX-9933 Details |
| LRC Series Circuits and Resonance Experiment (22.92 MB) | EX-5537 Details |
| RC Circuit Experiment (432.70 KB) | EX-5536 Details |
| Coulomb's Law Experiment (7.69 MB) | EX-9930B Details |
| Ohm's Law Experiment (32.89 MB) | EX-5535 Details |
| Faraday's Law Experiment (74.15 MB) | EX-5541A Details |
| Charge of an Electron Experiment (965.86 KB) | EX-9929A Details |
| Resistivity Experiment (23.83 MB) | EX-5534 Details |
| Magnetic Fields of Coils Experiment (57.08 MB) | EX-5540A Details |
Waves and Optics Experiments Back to Top
| File Download | Product Detail |
|---|---|
| Telescope Microscope Experiment (696.16 KB) | EX-9988 Details |
| Interference and Diffraction Experiment (14.83 MB) | EX-5545A Details |
| Reflection and Refraction Experiment (9.12 MB) | EX-9987 Details |
| Brewster's Angle Experiment (5.84 MB) | EX-5544A Details |
| Waves Experiment (1.10 MB) | EX-9952 Details |
| Polarization of Light Experiment (25.24 MB) | EX-5543A Details |
| Speed of Light Experiment (960.75 KB) | EX-9932A Details |
| Vibrating Strings Experiment (8.47 MB) | EX-5542 Details |
| Light Intensity vs Distance Experiment (6.90 MB) | EX-5547A Details |
Quantum Experiments Back to Top
| File Download | Product Detail |
|---|---|
| Atomic Spectra Experiment (13.32 MB) | EX-5546B Details |
| Zeeman Effect Experiment (190.43 MB) | EX-5562 Details |
| Franck Hertz Experiment (20.70 MB) | EX-5561 Details |
| Hall Effect Experiment (18.44 MB) | EX-5560 Details |
| Photoelectric Effect Experiment (8.31 MB) | EX-5549A Details |