AP Physics Learning Activities

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

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.

Use a clever apparatus to determine the coefficients of thermal conductivity of three materials.

Use the ideal gas law to determine the ambient pressure in the room.

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

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

Design and conduct an experiment that analyzes the motion of a conical pendulum.