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

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

Measure the static and kinetic friction between two surfaces using direct and indirect methods.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Explore the diffraction patterns from different gratings, then determine the width of a single hair.

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

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

Measure the acceleration due to gravity three different ways.

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