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.

Create maps of equipotential lines and the electric fields that exist between two charged surfaces.

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

Determine the spring constant of a spring-powered launcher by analyzing the work done on a system.