Lab Activities
Magnetic Fields Around Magnets
Students will make observations of bar and horseshoe magnets, using iron filings or magnetic chips to map the field.
Magnetic Fields Around Magnets
Students will make observations of bar and horseshoe magnets, using iron filings or magnetic chips to map the field.
Motion on an Inclined Air Track
In this lab using an air track and two photogates, students will calculate the acceleration of a glider sliding on an incline, and calculate the force that caused the acceleration.
Motion on an Inclined Air Track
In this lab using an air track and two photogates, students will calculate the acceleration of a glider sliding on an incline, and calculate the force that caused the acceleration.
Magnetic Fields Inquiry
Students will observe the curved field lines around a permanent magnet, and explore how field strength varies with distance.
Magnetic Fields Inquiry
Students will observe the curved field lines around a permanent magnet, and explore how field strength varies with distance.
Alka Seltzer Rockets
Students will identify properties of gases by building up pressure in a closed object.
Alka Seltzer Rockets
Students will identify properties of gases by building up pressure in a closed object.
The Real Simple Motor
Students will use a simple Homopolar Motor to show how moving charges (an electric current) experience a force when they move through a magnetic field.
The Real Simple Motor
Students will use a simple Homopolar Motor to show how moving charges (an electric current) experience a force when they move through a magnetic field.
Measuring Constant Velocity
Students will graph the position vs. time of a moving car. The graph will be a straight line whose slope is the car's velocity.
Measuring Constant Velocity
Students will graph the position vs. time of a moving car. The graph will be a straight line whose slope is the car's velocity.
Analyzing Motion
Students will use Constant Velocity Cars and track position vs time results to grasp what constant velocity motion is.
Analyzing Motion
Students will use Constant Velocity Cars and track position vs time results to grasp what constant velocity motion is.
Lab # 4.1 Mechanics: Chapter 2 Go! Go! Go!
In this experiment, students will plot a graph that represents the motion of an object.
Lab # 4.1 Mechanics: Chapter 2 Go! Go! Go!
In this experiment, students will plot a graph that represents the motion of an object.
Lab # 2.1 Mechanics: Walking the Plank
In this activity, students will measure and interpret the forces acting on an object when the object is in equilibrium.
Lab # 2.1 Mechanics: Walking the Plank
In this activity, students will measure and interpret the forces acting on an object when the object is in equilibrium.
