AP Physics Learning Activities

Visualize and compare the relative strengths of different magnetic fields.

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

Explore resistance in series and parallel circuits.

Determine the landing position of a ball launched horizontally from the top of a table.

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

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.

Measure the acceleration due to gravity three different ways.

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

Determine the factors that affect the period and energy changes of a pendulum, then calculate g.