MERLOT Materials

The introduction to this intriguing exercise and article begins "If a ball bounces an infinite number of times, it must... see more

This is a set of instructional materials developed at the University of Virginia to support teaching a unit on waves and... see more

This is a set of resource materials for second-semester introductory physics, developed at the University of Virginia.... see more

This inteactive lecture and series of demonstrations develops the concepts and vocabulary of oscillatory motion as it... see more

This high school physics tutorial provides an introduction to standing waves. The site contains a description of such... see more

This activity is an interactive lecture demonstration format which can be used to teach the first lesson of... see more

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

Applied Math and Science Education Repository

This is a vocabulary building game based on matching words with definitions.

This activity is an investigation of free fall and projectile motion through a track and field situation.

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 activity is a guided demonstration where students create light up quiz boards to demonstrate electricity vocabulary.

Discrepant event used to introduce hydraulics and Pascal's Principle

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