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
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Series of labs using simple challenges to study the nature of free fall and calculate unknowns using the acceleration due to gravity
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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
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A design lab using a simulation to investigate the relationship between work and energy.
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Series of labs using video analysis to investigate the conservation of momentum in collisions
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Video analysis of a skateboard luge to calculate as many physics properties as possible
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Using distance measurements of a flying pig, calculate the time to make ten complete revolutions
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A guided investigation lab on wave properties using the Wave on a String simulation from PhET.
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Investigating the mathematical model relating the frequency of a glass instrument to the amount of water inside the glass.
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Series of labs investigating the mathematical models for refraction due to a medium change and diffraction in double slit experiment.
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Series of labs to introduce circuit design, measuring circuits, and recognizing electrical properties in real life applications
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Virtual lab to determine the emf and internal resistance for a battery by graphing voltage and current
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