Charge and Electric Field
In this lab, students will use charge sensors to charge different objects by contact and to explore the electric field produced by various charged objects.
Voltage: Fruit Battery/Generator
In this lab, students will use voltage sensors to explore both the chemical and physical production of a potential difference.
Ohm's Law
In this lab, students will use voltage and current sensors to investigate the relationship between current, voltage, and resistance in a circuit.
Series and Parallel Circuits
In this lab, students use voltage and current sensors to explore the properties of both series and parallel circuits.
RC Circuit
In this lab, students will use voltage and current sensors to explore the behavior of a simple circuit with a resistor and capacitor in series.
Magnetic Field: Permanent Magnet
In this lab, students will use magnetic field sensors to investigate the magnetic field strength of a permanent magnet as a function of distance from the...
Magnetic Field: Coil
In this lab, students will use current and magnetic field sensors to understand some of the factors affecting the electromagnetic field strength within...
Faraday's Law of Induction
In this lab, students will use voltage sensors to observe the electromotive force generated by passing a magnet through a coil.
Inverse Square Law
In this lab, students will use light sensors to explore how light intensity varies inversely as the square of the distance from a point source of light.
Polarization
In this lab, students will use light sensors to study the effects of polarization on light intensity and to explore Malus’ Law.
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