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In this activity, students are presented with two objects that have different constant speeds and that will race each... see more
An interactive lecture demonstration intended to help students use physics reasoning to predict the outcome of a puzzling... see more
Compare lifting a bowling ball directly (one small person) to lifting a bowling ball at an angle with two people holding... see more
This activity is a classroom activity in which students see the difference between vectors and scalars and learn how to... see more
This towing lab students use a active learning activity to develop planning, problem solving and conceptual skills to... see more
This web page describes different aspects of designing bridges. It relates the concept of bridge designing with the real... see more
This video from MIT TechTV demonstrates how to break a glass using sound. The demonstrator determines the resonant... see more
This activity demonstrates Lenz's Law, which states that an induced electromotive force generates a current that induces... see more
This site shows and explains the setup of the Flame Tube or Ruben's Tube demonstration. It includes images of the... see more
Introduction to Quantum Physics concepts with an activity demonstrating Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, wave/particle... see more
This item is a teacher's guide to a set of inquiry-based classroom demonstrations and clicker questions on waves. It was... see more
This simple demonstration shows the interaction between electricity and magnetism. Two coils of wire are held close to... see more
This active demonstration investigates the law of conservation of momentum using a person on rollerblades and a thrown... see more
The Electricity data browser allows individuals and organizations to create, download, or view graphs, reports and tables... see more
Physics can be taught in a number of ways, and these short videos are a nice way to hook students into the discipline.... see more
This simulation provides a realistic virtual mass-and-spring laboratory. Users can explore spring motion by manipulating... see more
This page provides a list of the demonstrations performed by the Physics Force as part of a Physics Circus outreach... see more
This page contains a set of three short video clips of wave pulses on a slinky spring. One shows a single pulse reflected... see more