AP Physics Learning Activities

Use Bernoulli’s Principle to predict the landing spot of a stream of water leaking from a bucket.

Use a calorimetric technique to determine the temperature of a Bunsen burner flame.

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

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

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

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

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

Measure the acceleration due to gravity three different ways.

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

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