AP Physics Learning Activities

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

Visualize and compare the relative strengths of different magnetic fields.

Explore precision and error in measurement.

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

Explore resistance in series and parallel circuits.

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

Determine the spring constant of a spring using two methods.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Observe how charges affect one another and propose an explanation in terms of charge distribution.