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Showing 9 experiments that use the Essential Physics Standard Equipment Kit.

High School / Physics

Acceleration on a Ramp

What is acceleration and how does it relate to speed and velocity? A car rolling down a ramp accelerates. A car given an initial velocity up a ramp accelerates...

High School / Physics

A Model for Accelerated Motion

How can a velocity versus time graph be used to determine displacement? An object’s position changes as it accelerates.

High School / Physics

Hooke’s Law

How are force and displacement related when stretching a spring? In this investigation you will measure force from the spring, and spring deformation (spring...

High School / Physics

Acceleration on an Inclined Plane

What is the acceleration of an object down an inclined plane? What do the motion graphs of an object down an inclined plane look like? Galileo Galilei...

High School / Physics

Inclined Plane and the Conservation of Energy

What law governs the energy transformations of motion on an inclined plane? If you have ever skied...

High School / Physics

Crash Barrier

Construct a crash barrier designed to minimize the impact force experienced by a cart in a collision.

High School / Physics

Conservation of Momentum

The law of conservation of momentum is a powerful generalization of Newton’s third law. For an isolated system, the total momentum of all the objects...

High School / Physics

Design a Lemon Battery

Design a battery using different metals inserted into a lemon. Test the effect of different metals. Use a voltage sensor to measure voltage.

High School / Physics

Creating Real and Virtual Images with Lenses

What is the difference between real and virtual images? How can you create real and virtual images...

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