"Ward's Phenomena"

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

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

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

Explore resistance in series and parallel circuits.

Explore the factors that create an EMF in the interaction of a magnetic field and coil of wire.

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

Determine the internal resistance of a battery, and find an unknown resistor in a complex circuit.

Explore charging by induction and discover how a Leyden jar stores electric charges.

Visualize and compare the relative strengths of different magnetic fields.

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

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

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

Explore precision and error in measurement.

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

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

Determine the coefficient of friction by measuring the minimum angle to keep a ladder from slipping.