Table of Contents for
Physics
Labs

Check the Chemistry sections for related Physics Labs such as Gas Laws, Density, Specific Heat, etc.

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Lab Hyperlink	View	Description
Amusement Park Plysics		A collection of short field labs based on park rides
Devils Tower	view	Acceleration, velocity, distance and time.
Carousel	view	Linear velocity, centripetal acceleration and force.
Bumper Cars	view	Acceleration, velocity and elastic collisions.
Circular Swing	view	Angle, velocity, centripetal acceleration and force.
Roller Coaster 1	view	Velocity, mass, force and work.
Roller Coaster 2	view	Potential & Kinetic Energy, velocity and centripetal acceleration.
Sky Ride	view	Angle, tension and force.
Pendulum	view	Angle, mass, period and potential energy.
Ferris Wheel	view	Radius, velocity, centripetal acceleration and time.
Demon Drop	view	Power, Potential Energy, Kinetic Energy and velocity.
Go Cart	view	Velocity, centripetal acceleration, coefficient of friction.
Standard laboratory experiments		A collection of in class laboratory experiments
Velocity	view	Calculate velocity, in several ways, using toy cars and photogates.
Acceleration	view	Calculate acceleration from data etched on paper tape.
Inclined Acceleration	view	Observe and measure different accelerations down an inclined plane.
Centripetal Acceleration	view	Rotate a stopper on a string and calculate its centripetal acceleration.
Collisions	view	Set up and run an air track to calculate momentum and kinetic energy.
Tension	view	Measure the tension on a string by changing angle and supported mass.
Coefficient of Friction	view	Measure static and kinetic friction on two samples at different inclined angles.
2 Dimensional Vectors	view	Photograph the positions of a ball under constant velocity and gravity.
Hooke's Law	view	Measure the stretching of a spring and calculate the spring constant and PE.
Torque: Simple levers	view	Determine the mass of an unknown by calculating torque 3 different ways.
Torque: Angular Force	view	Vary the lever arm length, angle of force and location of force, and observe the effect on force and torque.
Pulleys	view	Measure the mass needed to move an object and calculate Force, IMA, AMA and Work.
Human Power	view	Calculate the horsepower generated by a subject running up a flight of stairs.
Hydraulics	view	Calculate an unknown mass using two hypodermic needles, ruler and scale.
Shoot the Monkey	view	Calculate initial velocity from gun angle and monkey fall distance.
Buoyancy	view	Find an unknown mass by using Archimedes's law on buoyancy.
Simple Harmonic Motion	view	Calculate a spring k and then observe and calculate the period of a cart showing SHM on an air track.
Acoustic Resonance	view	Measure the node distances and calculate the wavelength and frequency of a generated sound within a closed end tube.
Standing Waves	view	Calculate the frequency of a standing wave by adjusting the tension on a string.
Ohm's Law	view	Measure current, voltage and resistance with a voltmeter and ammeter.
Electroscope	view	Manipulate positive and negative charges with an electroscope.
Focal Length	view	Manipulate object and image distance in order to calculate focal length and magnification of a thin lens.
Concave Mirror	view	Manipulate object and image distance in order to calculate focal length and magnification of a concave mirror.
Snell's Law	view	Measure the angle of incidence and angle of refraction to determine an unknown index of refraction.
Young's Experiment	view	Calculate the wavelength of a light using the classic "Young's dual slit experiment".
Angular Momentum	view	Calculate the angular momentum of rotating metal disks and more.
Viscosity of a Liquid	view	Calculate the viscosity of a liquid by dropping a ball through that liquid.
Specific Rotation	view	Determine the specific rotation of 3 substances using a polarimeter.
X-ray Diffraction	view	Measure the interplanar distances of a substance using a X-ray powder diffractometer.
Torricelli's Theorem	view	Calculate the height of a column of water from the dimensions of a water stream.
Venturi Tube	view	Calculate the pressure at a constriction using a venturi tube.
Millikans Oil Drop	view	Determine the charge of an electron using Millikan's famous experiment.
Magnetic Force	view	Calculate magnetic flux density using a straight wire, magnet and current.

Drill and Practice