College / Physics

Work and Kinetic Energy

How is the work done on an object by a force related to the change in that object's kinetic energy? Investigate the relationship between the change in...

College / Physics

Speed and Velocity Graphs

Use a Smart Cart to perform a conceptual exploration of graphs of speed versus velocity.

College / Physics

Momentum and Impulse

How is the impulse imparted to an object in a collision related to the change in momentum of the object? Investigate the relationship between the change...

College / Physics

Momentum and Explosions

How is the total momentum of a two-object system affected by an explosion? Experimentally determine if linear momentum is conserved in a system that experiences...

College / Physics

Graphing Motion

How is the shape of an object’s position-time, velocity-time, and acceleration-time graph related to its motion? Experimentally determine the relationships...

College / Physics

Conservation of Momentum

How is the momentum and kinetic energy of a two-object system affected by a collision? Experimentally demonstrate that linear momentum and kinetic energy...

College / Physics

Conservation of Energy

How does the mechanical energy of a cart change as its motion changes due to gravity? Perform an experiment that explores how a cart's kinetic energy,...

College / Physics

Average Speed and Velocity

Use a Smart Cart to graph position versus time. Use the data to compare average speed and velocity to instantaneous velocity.

Advanced Placement / Physics

DC Circuits

Students use a voltage sensor, a current sensor, and an AC/DC electronics laboratory to construct simple resistor circuits with resistors in series or...

Advanced Placement / Physics

Resonance and Standing Waves

Students use a resonance air column, tuning forks, and the principles of resonance and standing waves for a pipe with one closed end to experimentally...

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