"Ward's Phenomena Lab Activities"

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

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

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

Draw connections between the displacement method for determining density and the bouyant force.

Use a calorimetric technique to determine the temperature of a Bunsen burner flame.

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

Explore the factors that create an EMF in the interaction of a magnetic field and coil of wire.

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

Measure the static and kinetic friction between two surfaces using direct and indirect methods.

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