Educational Materials

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

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

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

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

Create maps of equipotential lines and the electric fields that exist between two charged surfaces.

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

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

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

Measure the acceleration due to gravity three different ways.

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