Arago Disk

December 6th, 2011 by dewright

Location:

105-671

Description:

Suspend and spin the Alinco magnet over one of the pie tins (preferably on a smooth surface).

Eddy Current Drop

December 6th, 2011 by dewright

Location:

105-774

Description:

Drop a cow magnet down a copper pipe and then drop a steel “cow magnet look-a-like” down the copper pipe and compare the time it takes to fall.

Galvanic Cell

November 16th, 2011 by dewright

Location:

105-745

Description:

The Galvanic Cell is a strip of copper and a strip of magnesium soldered to a red LED. The copper strip acts as the anode and the magnesium strip acts as the cathode for the LED. Just add water or any other slightly acidic liquid like orange juice to make the light turn on. Please dry and clean apparatus after use to prevent corrosion.

Crushing Can Demo

November 14th, 2011 by dewright

Location:

empty soda cans: 105-114
1 gal. cans: deep storage

Description:

Take the can, fill with 5% water, then put over fire till water starts to boil. Cap the 1 gallon can or flip the soda can over into a tank of water to watch it get crushed. While the soda can will be instantaneous the 1 gallon can will take some time for it to crush itself.

Leon’s Scepter

November 8th, 2011 by dewright

Location:

105-130

Description:

Ask students to predict in which orientation (mass up or mass down) will the rod/mass be easiest to balance. Then either demo or have students try.

Molecular Motion Demo

November 2nd, 2011 by dewright

Location:

105-371

Description:

 

Laser Pattern Demo

September 23rd, 2011 by helper

Location:

105-524

Description:

Waveguide Demo

September 23rd, 2011 by helper

Location:

105-524

Description:

Fiber Optics

September 23rd, 2011 by helper

Location:

105-524

Description:

Smoked Lens Set

September 23rd, 2011 by helper

Location:

105-524

Description:

Internal Reflection Tube

September 23rd, 2011 by helper

Location:

105-524

Description:

Large Plano Convex Lenses

September 23rd, 2011 by helper

Location:

105-523

Description:

Plane Glass Plates/Mirrors/Cubes

September 23rd, 2011 by helper

Location:

105-523

Description:

Giraffe Cup

September 23rd, 2011 by helper

Location:

105-524

Description:

Thick Lenses Glass Spheres

September 23rd, 2011 by helper

Location:

105-523

Description:

Thin Lenses Spherical Mirrors

September 23rd, 2011 by helper

Location:

105-522

Description:

Flashlight Lens

September 23rd, 2011 by helper

Location:

105-522

Description:

Fresnel Lens

September 23rd, 2011 by helper

Location:

105-521

Description:

2 balls 1 Jar

September 13th, 2011 by dewright

Location:

105-201

Description:

Amazing Spinning Top

September 12th, 2011 by dewright

Location:

105-252

Description: