Demonstrations
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M: S - 017 | Screwjack | A simple screwjack is used to show mechanical advantage and simple machines |
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L: GO - 017 | Shadow and a Cube | ||
M: SHM - 001 | Shadows of Simple Harmonic Motion | The shadows of both a mass oscillating vertically on a spring and a mass rotating in a vertical circular path are projected onto the board to show similarities in motion. |
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M: SHM - 013 | SHM on Short Air Track | A glider on a frictionless surface oscillates between 2 springs |
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M: K - 004 | Shoot the Target | A dart is shot at a falling target. |
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M: K - 003 | Shot/Dropped Balls | A ball is launched horizontally. At the same time, a ball is released from rest to fall vertically. |
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M: WM&S - 034 | Singing Rods | ||
FL: HS - 016 | Sinking Battleships | A small beaker of copper shot is sunk in a large beaker of water to demonstrate measurement of the buoyant force. |
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FL: HS - 027 | Sinking Objects | Objects placed into a beaker of water will sink. |
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FL: HS - 009 | Siphon | Water is siphoned from one container to another |
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M: WM&S - 055 | Slide Whistle | A slide whistle is used to demonstrate how pitch changes with the length of the cavity. |
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FL: ST - 001 | Small Bubble to Large Bubble | ||
L: GO - 056 | Small Concave Mirrors with Toys | Small black discs composed of concave mirrors are used to produce an image (mirage) of a small toy placed inside the disk (pig, button, bolt, etc) |
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L: GO - 057 | Smiley on Bulb | The inverted image of a light bulb with a smiley face drawn on it is projected onto a wall. |
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L: GO - 046 | Smoke Box | Liquid smoke (Poof!) is used to make laser beams visible in an enclosed case. |
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T: H - 040 | Solid Phase Heat Engine | ||
M: WM&S - 017 | Sound Wave Interference with Audacity | Audacity (music editing program), in conjunction with the lecture hall speakers, is used to demonstrate constructive and destructive interference. |
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E&M: Ind - 011 | Spark | ||
M: WM&S - 050 | Speaker and Candle | A candle in front of a speaker will flicker when a speaker produces sound waves. |
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M: WM&S - 024 | Speaking with Helium | ||
E&M: ES - 003 | Spherical Conductors | ||
L: GO - 004 | Spherical Mirrors | A concave mirror and a convex mirror on display |
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M: Rot - 002 | Spinning Rod | A rod with mobile weights on the end is set rotating; A cord is pulled to bring the weights near the center, thus changing the speed of rotation |
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M: D - 001 | Spring-loaded Car | A car with a plunger moves away from a stationary board with differing masses on it. |
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M: S - 020 | Stacking Boards | 7 boards are stacked in such a way that one extends out over the lecture bench. |
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M: WM&S - 002 | Standing Waves Driven by Motor | A standing wave is created using a rope that fluoresces in the presence of a black light. |
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M: WM&S - 008 | Standing Waves on Oscilloscope | ||
M: CM - 006 | Steam Engine with Fly-ball Governor | The changing speed of a governor causes the fly balls to change the radius of their circular path. |
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T: H - 051 | Steel Wool and Liquid Oxygen | Steel wool immersed in liquid oxygen will easily catch fire |
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T: H - 047 | Stirling Cycle Heat Engine | Stirling Cycle Engine (working model + cutaway) |
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E&M: M - 036 | Strength of Electromagnet | An electromagnet (from lifting magnet) is connected to a 9V battery and students have a tug-of-war to separate them. |
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M: S - 012 | String with Floating Object | ||
FL: HS - 019 | Sucking Air from a Can | Air is removed from a paint can using a vacuum pump to demonstrate the strength of atmospheric pressure |
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E&M: M - 041 | T Magnet | A bar magnet and a similarly shaped piece of iron are used to demonstrate magnetic domains. |
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Astro - 007 | Telescope | A working telescope |
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E&M: AC - 005 | Tesla Coil | A Tesla Coil is used to light a fluorescent bulb. |
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E&M: Ind - 012 | The Choke Coil | ||
E&M: M - 020 | The Hall Effect | ||
M: EngMom - 019 | The Rattleback | A rattleback, set in a rocking motion, will begin to rotate. |
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M: WM&S - 029 | The Sonometer | ||
E&M: Ind - 009 | The Transformer | A transformer is used to step down or step up the voltage of a an electrical outlet |
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M: EngMom - 020 | The Vortex | A coin dropped into a funnel-like device swirls into an opening. |
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T: H - 014 | Thermal Conductivity Comparison | Rods of various metals have steel balls attached by wax. One end of the rods are heated in the flame of a bunsen burner. Over time, the balls on the rods drop off at different times. |
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T: H - 049 | Thermobile | ||
T: H - 044 | Thermoelectric Converter | A fan is powered entirely by differences in temperature between 2 beakers of water. |
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FL: HD - 005 | Throwing Curve Balls | ||
M: WM&S - 022 | Tone by Speed of Air | ||
M: WM&S - 042 | Torsion Wave Demonstrator | A collection of rods mounted on torsion wire can be used to demonstrate wave motion. |
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L: GO - 044 | Total Internal Reflection in a Stream of Water | A laser beam is passed though a box of water. Rather than strike the wall, the beam follows the path of the water as it drains from the box. |
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M: EngMom - 004 | Toy Yo-Yo | Your choice of yo-yo from a small selection |