"AP physics"

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

Explore precision and error in measurement.

Determine the landing position of a ball launched horizontally from the top of a table.

Find the spring constant of a projectile launcher using the potential energy of its projectile.

Essential supplies to build and measure electric circuits.

Determine the spring constant of a spring-powered launcher by analyzing the work done on a system.

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

Precise Determinations of Photoelectric Effect

Meets AP Science Practices 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7

Visualize and compare the relative strengths of different magnetic fields.

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

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

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

Study rays refracting through various transparent media, then determine the focal length of a lens.

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

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