AP Physics Learning Activities

Measure the wavelength and threshold voltage of an LED and calculate Planck’s constant.

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

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

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

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

Measure the acceleration due to gravity three different ways.

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

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

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

Use the ideal gas law to determine the ambient pressure in the room.