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High School / Physics

Kinetic Friction and Energy Conservation

In this lab, a cart is launched down a ramp while riding on a friction block. The initial elastic...

High School / Physics

Rackets, Bats, and "Sweet Spots"

The position on the bat corresponding to the maximum energy transfer is called the “sweet spot.” There is another position on the bat where no shock...

High School / Physics

Measuring the Spring Constant

The cart has a spring plunger that can be used for producing relatively elastic collisions and providing a reproducible launch velocity. In this lab, you...

High School / Physics

Newton's Second Law

In this lab, a small mass, m, will be connected to the cart by a string. The string passes over a pulley at the table’s edge so that the cart accelerates...

High School / Physics

Coefficient of Friction

In this lab, a cart will be launched over the floor using the cart's plunger. The cart will decelerate over the floor under the combined action of rolling...

High School / Physics

Average versus Instantaneous Velocities

In this lab, a cart will be used to investigate one-dimensional accelerated motion. The cart will...

Advanced Placement / Physics

Newton's Second Law

In this lab, students use a motion sensor to determine the relationship between a system’s mass, acceleration, and the net force being applied to the...

College / Physics

Relative Motion in One Dimension

In this lab, students will study motion relative to a moving reference frame.

College / Physics

Instantaneous and Average Speed

In this lab, students will measure a cart's average speed between photogates to observe the difference between instantaneous and average speed.

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