AP Physics Learning Activities
Find instruments and tools useful for demonstrating key, basic concepts of physics that are applicable to everyday life both in and out of the laboratory. Demonstrate core ideas such as acceleration down a plane, friction, potential and kinetic energy, electrical conductivity, magnetic fields, wavelengths and velocity of sound, and more. Durable educational materials are designed for heavy use with consistent levels of handling, and all models are easy to use.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.20: Determining Planck’s Constant
Measure the wavelength and threshold voltage of an LED and calculate Planck’s constant.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.18: Refracting Light with Lenses
Study rays refracting through various transparent media, then determine the focal length of a lens.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.04: Exploring Electrostatics and Coulomb’s Law
Observe how charges affect one another and propose an explanation in terms of charge distribution.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 1.04: Horizontal Projectile Motion
Determine the landing position of a ball launched horizontally from the top of a table.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.08: Electrical Resistivity of Materials
Explore the factors affecting the electrical resistance of conductive modeling dough.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.09: Internal Resistance of a Cell and Kirchhoff’s Rules
Determine the internal resistance of a battery, and find an unknown resistor in a complex circuit.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.12: Exploring Electromagnetic Induction
Explore the factors that create an EMF in the interaction of a magnetic field and coil of wire.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.16: Diffracting Light with Gratings
Explore the diffraction patterns from different gratings, then determine the width of a single hair.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.15: Investigating the Resonance of Air
Determine the speed of sound in air by investigating the resonance of a column of air.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.19: Investigating the Balmer Series
Analyze the diffraction pattern of hydrogen and determine the Rydberg constant, R.