Physics Demonstrations

PHYSICS DEMONSTRATIONS

Table of Contents

Mechanics: Force and Motion
Monkey in a Tree	Water Rockets
Static Equilibrium: Torque Balance	Bed of Nails


Mechanics: Linear Momentum
Newton's Cradle	Human Collision Carts
Happy and Unhappy Balls


Mechanics: Work and Energy
Loop-the-Loop	Kinetic/Gravitational Potential Energy Track
Work and the Gravitational Force

Rotational Mechanics
Moment of Inertia: Hoop and Disk	Human Gyroscope
Centripetal Force Apparatus	Moment of Inertia: Solid and Hollow Rods
Model Combinations of Translational and Rotational Motion

Fluid Mechanics
Venturi Tube	Pascal's Law Demonstration
Aspirator Model	Weight of Air Modeling
Equilibrium Tubes

Thermodynamics
Ball and Ring Apparatus	Stirling Engine
Steam Engine	Calorimeter


Waves: Mechanical Oscillations
Coupled Pendulum	Longitudinal Wave Apparatus

Waves: Sound
The Doppler Shift Apparatus	Soda Bottle Resonance Demonstrator

Electrostatics
Van de Graff Generator	Electroscope
Parallel Plate Capacitor	Kelvin Water Drop Apparatus

Circuits and Circuit Elements
Electrical Power Distribution	Identification of Circuit Elements


Magnetostatics
Magnetic Marbles

Electromagnetism
Lenz's Law Demonstrator



Light and Optics
Parabolic Reflectors



Modern Physics
Model Fuel Cell Apparatus

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All diagrams, figures etc. included in these documents were created by Jessica Kennedy, Junior Year Physics Major 2002.