"Ward's Phenomena Lab Activities"

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

Determine the speed of a toy dart by analyzing the results of different inelastic collisions.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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