Lab Activities
Conductors and Insulators
In this exercise, students will study a number of materials to see whether or not they are conductors.
Conductors and Insulators
In this exercise, students will study a number of materials to see whether or not they are conductors.
Genecon and Lost Energy
Students will operate a Genecon Hand Crank Generator to study the Law of Energy Conservation.
Genecon and Lost Energy
Students will operate a Genecon Hand Crank Generator to study the Law of Energy Conservation.
Racing Marbles: The Race
Students will simultaneously roll two marbles down separate ramps with contrasting designs and predict which marble will win a race.
Racing Marbles: The Race
Students will simultaneously roll two marbles down separate ramps with contrasting designs and predict which marble will win a race.
Observing Acceleration with an Accelerometer
Students will use a liquid accelerometer to observe different types of motion and classify the acceleration.
Observing Acceleration with an Accelerometer
Students will use a liquid accelerometer to observe different types of motion and classify the acceleration.
Lab #35.3 Electric Circuits: Be The Battery
In this activity, students will provide energy to an electric circuit using their own muscle power.
Lab #35.3 Electric Circuits: Be The Battery
In this activity, students will provide energy to an electric circuit using their own muscle power.
Acceleration Due to Gravity
Students will perform three activities to determine the acceleration due to gravity.
Acceleration Due to Gravity
Students will perform three activities to determine the acceleration due to gravity.
Factors Affecting Frequency
Choose between two experiments that allow students to test mass, length, and amplitude; to determine which affects the frequency of a simple pendulum.
Factors Affecting Frequency
Choose between two experiments that allow students to test mass, length, and amplitude; to determine which affects the frequency of a simple pendulum.
Graphing Pendulum Motion
Students predict and then measure, using a motion sensor, the changing position, velocity and acceleration of a simple pendulum
Graphing Pendulum Motion
Students predict and then measure, using a motion sensor, the changing position, velocity and acceleration of a simple pendulum
Lab #35.2 Electric Circuits: An Open & Short Case
In this activity, students will explore open circuits and short circuits.
Lab #35.2 Electric Circuits: An Open & Short Case
In this activity, students will explore open circuits and short circuits.
Physical Pendulum
Students will observe a physical pendulum and measure its period, and then construct a simple pendulum with the same period.
Physical Pendulum
Students will observe a physical pendulum and measure its period, and then construct a simple pendulum with the same period.
Simple Pendulum
Students will test varying masses and lengths, to determine their effect on the pendulum's period.
Simple Pendulum
Students will test varying masses and lengths, to determine their effect on the pendulum's period.
Lab #35.1 Electricity and Magnetism: Batteries and Bulbs
In this activity, students will explore various arrangements of batteries and bulbs, and the effects of those arrangements on bulb brightness.
Lab #35.1 Electricity and Magnetism: Batteries and Bulbs
In this activity, students will explore various arrangements of batteries and bulbs, and the effects of those arrangements on bulb brightness.
Ticker Tape Motion
Students will record and graph the motion of a car that moves with constant acceleration.
Ticker Tape Motion
Students will record and graph the motion of a car that moves with constant acceleration.
Car and Ramp: Speed and Acceleration
This experiment will use photogates to find the speed and acceleration of a car rolling down a ramp.
Car and Ramp: Speed and Acceleration
This experiment will use photogates to find the speed and acceleration of a car rolling down a ramp.
Motion on a Level Air Track
In this simple lab using an Air Track, students will quantitatively observe the motion of a glider when the track is as level.
Motion on a Level Air Track
In this simple lab using an Air Track, students will quantitatively observe the motion of a glider when the track is as level.
The Monkey and Hunter
Students will observe that the vertical and horizontal components of motion are independent.
The Monkey and Hunter
Students will observe that the vertical and horizontal components of motion are independent.