Lab Activities
Acceleration and Gravity
Students will predict the acceleration of a car on a ramp at different angles.
Acceleration and Gravity
Students will predict the acceleration of a car on a ramp at different angles.
Popper Energy
Students will calculate the potential and kinetic energy of a popper toy using simple formulas.
Popper Energy
Students will calculate the potential and kinetic energy of a popper toy using simple formulas.
Pulleys, Work, and Energy
In this lab, students will construct a complex system of six pulleys and determine its ideal mechanical advantage.
Pulleys, Work, and Energy
In this lab, students will construct a complex system of six pulleys and determine its ideal mechanical advantage.
Force and Inclined Plane
Students will elevate the car in two ways: lifting directly and pulling up the ramp.
Force and Inclined Plane
Students will elevate the car in two ways: lifting directly and pulling up the ramp.
Similar and Dissimilar Charges
Students use a hand-crank Van de Graaff Generator to charge different objects to determine whether they attract or repel each other.
Similar and Dissimilar Charges
Students use a hand-crank Van de Graaff Generator to charge different objects to determine whether they attract or repel each other.
Levers and Balance
Students will use the lever system to investigate the correlation force, distance, and torque.
Levers and Balance
Students will use the lever system to investigate the correlation force, distance, and torque.
Lab #37.4 Magnetism: Generator Activator
In this activity, students will investigate electromagnetic induction, the principle behind electric generators.
Lab #37.4 Magnetism: Generator Activator
In this activity, students will investigate electromagnetic induction, the principle behind electric generators.
Balloon Helicopter
Students will observe the motion of the helicopter and study its construction before applying Newton's 3rd Law twice to explain how it moves.
Balloon Helicopter
Students will observe the motion of the helicopter and study its construction before applying Newton's 3rd Law twice to explain how it moves.
Forces in Equilibrium
Students will place three different forces on a washer, and then arrange the forces so that the washer is in stable equilibrium in the center of the table.
Forces in Equilibrium
Students will place three different forces on a washer, and then arrange the forces so that the washer is in stable equilibrium in the center of the table.
Life-Size Collisions
In this lab, students will observe "explosions," in which one student on a human dynamics cart pushes another.
Life-Size Collisions
In this lab, students will observe "explosions," in which one student on a human dynamics cart pushes another.
Circular Motion and the Flying Pig
The pig and its string trace a conical pendulum and allow a perfect opportunity for calculations and measurements of circular motion.
Circular Motion and the Flying Pig
The pig and its string trace a conical pendulum and allow a perfect opportunity for calculations and measurements of circular motion.
Lab #36.8 Magnetism: Motor Madness
In this activity, students will investigate the principles that make electric motors possible.
Lab #36.8 Magnetism: Motor Madness
In this activity, students will investigate the principles that make electric motors possible.
Collisions on an Air Track
In this lab using an Air Track, students will investigate elastic and inelastic collisions on an air track. Evaluate conservation of momentum and energy. Download Teacher Notes and Student Worksheets Required Equipment
Collisions on an Air Track
In this lab using an Air Track, students will investigate elastic and inelastic collisions on an air track. Evaluate conservation of momentum and energy. Download Teacher Notes and Student Worksheets Required Equipment
The Bouncing Dart
Students will collide each Bouncing Dart end with a massive (1kg or more) cart, observing the pendulum's motion and measuring the distance the cart moves.
The Bouncing Dart
Students will collide each Bouncing Dart end with a massive (1kg or more) cart, observing the pendulum's motion and measuring the distance the cart moves.
Gravity and Motion
Students will predict and eventually measure the acceleration of a car on a ramp at different angles.
Gravity and Motion
Students will predict and eventually measure the acceleration of a car on a ramp at different angles.
