The collection on this page are short mini lab challenges that use videos or simulations to interact with real world examples of physics concepts. Each link leads to a blog post with more details about the activities and downloadable materials.
​Series of labs using video analysis to study the nature of free fall and calculate unknowns using the acceleration due to gravity
​Series of labs using simple challenges to study the nature of free fall and calculate unknowns using the acceleration due to gravity
​Series of labs using video analysis and phone sensors to to study the nature of friction and calculate the coefficient of kinetic/dynamic and static friction
​A design lab using a simulation to investigate the relationship between work and energy.
​Series of labs using video analysis to investigate the conservation of momentum in collisions
Video analysis of a skateboard luge to calculate as many physics properties as possible
Using distance measurements of a flying pig, calculate the time to make ten complete revolutions
A guided investigation lab on wave properties using the Wave on a String simulation from PhET.
Investigating the mathematical model relating the frequency of a glass instrument to the amount of water inside the glass.
Series of labs investigating the mathematical models for refraction due to a medium change and diffraction in double slit experiment.
​Series of labs to introduce circuit design, measuring circuits, and recognizing electrical properties in real life applications
​Virtual lab to determine the emf and internal resistance for a battery by graphing voltage and current