AP Physics Learning Activities
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 2.03: Measuring Thermal Conductivity of Materials
Use a clever apparatus to determine the coefficients of thermal conductivity of three materials.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 1.09: Conservation of Momentum of a Collision
Determine the speed of a toy dart by analyzing the results of different inelastic collisions.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.13: Force on a Wire
Determine the force on a current carrying wire in a magnetic field.
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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 1.03: Accelerating Objects
Measure the acceleration due to gravity three different ways.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.06: Mapping Electric Fields
Create maps of equipotential lines and the electric fields that exist between two charged surfaces.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 1.13: Harmonic Properties of a Pendulum
Determine the factors that affect the period and energy changes of a pendulum, then calculate g.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.17: Reflecting Light with Mirrors
Study rays reflecting off plane and curved mirrors, determine the focal length of a curved mirror.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.01: Characteristics of Ideal Gases
Use the ideal gas law to determine the ambient pressure in the room.

