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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Parallel of Capacitors in Series
Determine the total energy stored on a group of capacitors in a combination circuit.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Finding Speed From Work Graph
Students must determine the speed of a hockey puck based on a graph of force vs. displacement.
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Physics Aviary: Energy and Momentum Conservation Level 2 (Elastic Collision)
Students will be given only the starting speeds of the two objects and that they will have an elastic collision. From this they must figure out the velocities of both cars after the collision.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Spring Constant From Oscillation
Students must calculate the spring constant of a spring based on the oscillation graph that is created by an oscillating mass.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Speed of Horizontal Projectile
Students must determine the horizontal speed of a projectile based on the distance that it travels and other given information. Students must find the time of flight and put it in milliseconds. Finally, students must find the final...
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Physics Aviary: Graphing Motion Problem Level 3
Find the displacement of an object just by looking at the velocity vs. time graph. This graph will have at least one negative region and one positive region.
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Physics Aviary: Graphing Motion Problem Level 1 Part 2
Students are finding the relative velocity between two objects using a position vs. time graph.
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Physics Aviary: Graphing Motion Problem Level 4
Find out the instantaneous velocity based on a position vs. time graph.
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Physics Aviary: Graphing Motion Problem Level 5
Find out the acceleration of an object from a position vs. time graph by finding the instantaneous velocity at two different points.
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Physics Aviary: Graphing Motion Problem Level 1
Students are finding the velocities of objects based on the position vs. time graphs they create.
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Physics Aviary: Diffraction Lab
This lab is designed to allow students to look at the factors affecting the angle at which constructive interference occurs for waves passing through a two slit diffraction grating. This video helps explain the problem:...
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Physics Aviary: Reflecting Waves
This lab is designed to help students visualize the progress of a wave down a string and the way the wave pulse reflects from different boundaries.
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Physics Aviary: Ohm's Law
This lab is designed to have students investigate the relationships between voltage, resistance and current in a circuit with only one passive component. This version of the lab requires students to read analog meters to get the voltage...
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Physics Aviary: Series Circuit Lab
This lab is designed to have students investigate the relationships between voltage, resistance and current in a series circuit with up to three passive components. The batteries in this simulation can be varied from ideal batteries to...
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Physics Aviary: Parallel Circuit Lab
This lab is designed to have students investigate the relationships between voltage, resistance and current in a parallel circuit with up to three passive components. The batteries in this simulation can be varied from ideal batteries to...
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Physics Aviary: Magnetic Induction Lab
This lab was designed to have students test the things that can induce a current in a coil of wires. This lab is a purely quantitative lab.
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Physics Aviary: Coulomb's Law Lab
This mini-lab allows students to discover the relationships that create Coulomb's Law.
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Physics Aviary: Impulse Lab
This lab is designed to have students find the relationships between impulse and change in momentum. Use the fire extinguisher to give different impulses to Wally and then use the time he is passing through the photogates to find the...
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Physics Aviary: Elastic Lab
This lab was designed to have students test the relationship between the force applied to a spring and the length of the spring. Students can work with 7 different springs.
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Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Force Elastic From Graph
Students must find the value of the spring constant based on a graph of force vs. length.
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Physics Aviary: Graphing Motion Problem Level 1 Part 3
Find the distance traveled by an object by looking at the velocity vs. time graph. All velocities are constant.