AP Physics Learning Activities
Find instruments and tools useful for demonstrating key, basic concepts of physics that are applicable to everyday life both in and out of the laboratory. Demonstrate core ideas such as acceleration down a plane, friction, potential and kinetic energy, electrical conductivity, magnetic fields, wavelengths and velocity of sound, and more. Durable educational materials are designed for heavy use with consistent levels of handling, and all models are easy to use.
CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.07: Examining Factors Affecting Electrical Current
Explore resistance in series and parallel circuits.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.06: Mapping Electric Fields
Create maps of equipotential lines and the electric fields that exist between two charged surfaces.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.12: Exploring Electromagnetic Induction
Explore the factors that create an EMF in the interaction of a magnetic field and coil of wire.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.11: Observing and Measuring Magnetic Fields
Visualize and compare the relative strengths of different magnetic fields.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.14: Determining the Velocity of a Wave on a String
Explore a standing wave on a string and determine the linear mass density of the string.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 1.04: Horizontal Projectile Motion
Determine the landing position of a ball launched horizontally from the top of a table.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.09: Internal Resistance of a Cell and Kirchhoff’s Rules
Determine the internal resistance of a battery, and find an unknown resistor in a complex circuit.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.16: Diffracting Light with Gratings
Explore the diffraction patterns from different gratings, then determine the width of a single hair.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.17: Reflecting Light with Mirrors
Study rays reflecting off plane and curved mirrors, determine the focal length of a curved mirror.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 1.01: Measurement and Error
Explore precision and error in measurement.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.05: Induction of Static Electric Charge
Explore charging by induction and discover how a Leyden jar stores electric charges.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 1.14: Fluid Dynamics
Use Bernoulli’s Principle to predict the landing spot of a stream of water leaking from a bucket.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 1.05: Determining the Coefficient of Friction
Measure the static and kinetic friction between two surfaces using direct and indirect methods.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.02: Determining the Temperature of a Flame
Use a calorimetric technique to determine the temperature of a Bunsen burner flame.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 1.15: Archimedes Principle and Buoyancy
Draw connections between the displacement method for determining density and the bouyant force.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 1.11: Exploring a System in Rotation
Optimize the distribution of weights on a wheel, then determine g using a rotational apparatus.