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Find instruments and tools useful for demonstrating key, basic concepts of physics that are applicable to everyday life both in and out of the laboratory. Demonstrate core ideas such as acceleration down a plane, friction, potential and kinetic energy, electrical conductivity, magnetic fields, wavelengths and velocity of sound, and more. Durable educational materials are designed for heavy use with consistent levels of handling, and all models are easy to use.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 1.07: Conservation of Energy within a System
Find the spring constant of a projectile launcher using the potential energy of its projectile.
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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 2.12: Exploring Electromagnetic Induction
Explore the factors that create an EMF in the interaction of a magnetic field and coil of wire.
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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 2.18: Refracting Light with Lenses
Study rays refracting through various transparent media, then determine the focal length of a lens.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 1.15: Archimedes Principle and Buoyancy
Draw connections between the displacement method for determining density and the bouyant force.
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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 2.01: Characteristics of Ideal Gases
Use the ideal gas law to determine the ambient pressure in the room.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 1.12: Harmonic Properties of a Mass-Spring System
Determine the spring constant of a spring using two methods.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 1.10: Discovering Factors that Maintain Static Equilibrium
Determine the coefficient of friction by measuring the minimum angle to keep a ladder from slipping.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.05: Induction of Static Electric Charge
Explore charging by induction and discover how a Leyden jar stores electric charges.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.04: Exploring Electrostatics and Coulomb’s Law
Observe how charges affect one another and propose an explanation in terms of charge distribution.
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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 2.11: Observing and Measuring Magnetic Fields
Visualize and compare the relative strengths of different magnetic fields.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 2.10: Time Constant of an RC Circuit
Determine the time constant of an RC circuit, and calculate the resistance of an unknown resistor.
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CENCO® AP Physics Lab 1.06: Exploring Circular Motion to Make Pigs Fly
Design and conduct an experiment that analyzes the motion of a conical pendulum.