Centripetal Force
In this activity, students will use a Force Sensor and Photogate to discover the relationship of centripetal force, mass, (tangential) speed and radius...
Capacitance
The purpose of this experiment is to investigate how the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor varies when the plate separation is changed and to qualitatively...
Blackbody Radiation
The spectrum of an incandescent light bulb is scanned by hand using a prism spectrophotometer that measures relative light intensity as a function of angle....
Basic Bridges
Learn about bridges through exploration. Discover how the tension or compression in beams varies in different bridge designs.
Newton’s Second Law – Atwood’s Machine
The purpose of this activity is to study the relationship between net force, mass, and acceleration...
Atomic Spectra
The atomic spectra of hydrogen, helium, and mercury are scanned by hand using a grating spectrophotometer that measures relative light intensity as a function...
Ampere’s Law
In this experiment, we will verify Ampere’s Law experimentally by graphing the magnetic field strength that is tangent to the path taken along a closed...
Sound of Vibrating Strings
We will explore qualitatively how string tension, length, and linear density affect the sound of the vibrating string. Then we will take measurements for...
Coupled Pendulum
Two pendula are coupled by a spring. This system has two natural modes: 1. The two pendula swing in phase with each other. 2. The two pendula swing 180...
Static Equilibrium
There are two requirements for an object to be in static equilibrium: The sum of the torques is zero and the sum of the forces is zero. An object is hung...
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