"AP Physics Learning Activities"

Explore charging by induction and discover how a Leyden jar stores electric charges.

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

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

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

Optimize the distribution of weights on a wheel, then determine g using a rotational apparatus.

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

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

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

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

Use Bernoulli’s Principle to predict the landing spot of a stream of water leaking from a bucket.

Explore a standing wave on a string and determine the linear mass density of the string.

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

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

Determine the coefficient of friction by measuring the minimum angle to keep a ladder from slipping.

Determine the internal resistance of a battery, and find an unknown resistor in a complex circuit.

Find the spring constant of a projectile launcher using the potential energy of its projectile.