16. Polarized Light Waves
The purpose of this activity is to see how light is polarized as it passes through special lenses.
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This video podcast series presents basic information to teachers on how to set-up and use the equipment mentioned in the Get Your Physics On! lessons and activities. http://www.thetrc.org/web/physics.html There are sixteen episodes that are included and they each incorporate the equipment specified in the Physics TEKS 2F and 2G.
15. Resonance
The purpose of this activity is to see how sound waves will resonate in a pipe if the pipe is of the appropriate length compared to the length of a so...
14. Converging Lenses: Find the Focal Length
The purpose of this activity is to see how the ‘thin-lens equation’ allows you to predict where an image will be formed by a converging lens.
13. Guess the Gas & Line Spectra
The purpose of this activity is to remind you of what you know about atomic transitions and how they determine the color of gas discharges. You will a...
12. Conservation on a Ramp
The purpose of this activity is to measure the kinetic and potential energy at two positions of an object moving on a low-friction ramp.
11. Potential & Kinetic Energy
The purpose of this activity is to look at the visible result of kinetic energy being converted to potential energy, and vice versa, on a simple ‘roll...
10. Getting to Know a Ballistic Pendulum
The purpose of this activity is to become familiar with a ballistic pendulum. You will make some connections between the concepts of momentum, kinetic...
9. Multimeters and Ohm's Law
The purpose of this activity is to predict the current flowing in a simple circuit using Ohm’s Law and to use a multimeter as an ammeter to measure th...
8. Charging by Contact
The purpose of this activity is to experience the transfer of charge from one object to another by contact, and to detect excess electric charge using...
7. Getting to Know a Radiation Monitor
The purpose of this activity is to remind you of the different kinds of radiation that result when an atomic nucleus disintegrates, as well as to allo...