AP Physics Learning Activities

Explore precision and error in measurement.

Explore the factors affecting the electrical resistance of conductive modeling dough.

Determine the time constant of an RC circuit, and calculate the resistance of an unknown resistor.

Determine the spring constant of a spring using two methods.

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

Draw connections between the displacement method for determining density and the bouyant force.

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

Analyze the displacement of an object with constant velocity and an object that is accelerating.

Optimize the distribution of weights on a wheel, then determine g using a rotational apparatus.

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