Educational Materials

Explore the diffraction patterns from different gratings, then determine the width of a single hair.

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

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.

Study rays reflecting off plane and curved mirrors, determine the focal length of a curved mirror.

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

Measure the acceleration due to gravity three different ways.

Study rays refracting through various transparent media, then determine the focal length of a lens.

Observe how charges affect one another and propose an explanation in terms of charge distribution.

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