Introductory Physics Lab Page

 

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  Metric Measurement Activity (Vitruvian Man)

Measuring Main Street

Measurement with Maps

Introduction to Forces

Walk-Jog-Run

The Big Plot

Computer Lab: Graphing Position vs. Time

Merrily We Roll Along

Inertia Smorgasbord

Free Fall (Ticker Tape) Lab

NewtonÕs Second Law (F=ma) Lab

NewtonÕs Second Law (cart) Lab explanations

NewtonÕs Second Law (cart) Lab write-up help

Balloon Rockets

Conservation of Momentum Lab

Work is a Drag

Demonstrating Energy Transformations

ThatÕs the Way the Ball Bounces

Dropping Stuff

Experimental Design Ð Insulation

Heat and Temperature

Thermal Equilibrium

Thermal Equilibrium Data Table

Exploring Heat and Temperature

Specific Heat of a Metal

Boiling Ice (Phase Change)

Melting and Boiling Water (Phase Change)

Magnet Mania

Charged Tapes

Scintillating Straws

Snap Curcuits: Series and Parallel

Snap Circuits: Ohm's Law

Electromagnets Lab

Pickle Power

Batteries and Bulbs Part I

Batteries and Bulbs Part II

Batteries and Bulbs Part III

Batteries and Bulbs Part IV

Motor Lab

Speaker Lab

Catch a Wave (a.k.a. Wavy Gravy)

Sound Smorgasbord

Speed of Sound

Speed of Sound Quick Lab

Speed of Sound Write-Up

ICU Lab

Pinholes Lab

Shadows Lab

Laser Tank (Refraction) Lab

Lens Lab