AP Physics Learning Activities

Visualize and compare the relative strengths of different magnetic fields.

Explore resistance in series and parallel circuits.

Explore the factors affecting the electrical resistance of conductive modeling dough.

Explore a standing wave on a string and determine the linear mass density of the string.

Analyze the displacement of an object with constant velocity and an object that is accelerating.

Measure the wavelength and threshold voltage of an LED and calculate Planck’s constant.

Determine the speed of sound in air by investigating the resonance of a column of air.

Analyze the diffraction pattern of hydrogen and determine the Rydberg constant, R.

Determine the speed of a toy dart by analyzing the results of different inelastic collisions.

Determine the force on a current carrying wire in a magnetic field.