"Dessus de bouchon"

Analyze the diffraction pattern of hydrogen and determine the Rydberg constant, R.

Determine the speed of sound in air by investigating the resonance of a column of air.

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

Explore precision and error in measurement.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Analyze the displacement of an object with constant velocity and an object that is accelerating.

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

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

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

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

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