| Conceptual
Physics 11e |
Laboratory
Activity Title and Purpose |
PhET Simulation |
| Part One: Mechanics |
Manipulating
the Moving Man [Motion Graphs] Purpose: To study one-dimensional motion through the use of a computer simulation |
The
Moving
Man |
| Worlds
of
Wonder
[Orbital
Mechanics] Purpose: To use a simulation to study the orbital mechanics of a simplified solar system |
My
Solar
System |
|
| Part Two: Properties of Matter |
Spring to Another World
[Hooke's Law] Purpose: To use a simulation of masses and springs to determine force constants, a mass value, and the gravitational acceleration of an unknown planet |
Masses
and
Springs |
| Part Three: Heat |
Bouncing
Off the Walls [Kinetic Theory] Purpose: To control and observe the behavior of gas particles (atoms or molecules) as modeled in a simulation to investigate properties of gas such as temperature and pressure |
Gas
Properties |
| Part Four: Sound |
Water
Waves in an Electric Sink [Wave Mechanics] Purpose: To observe and control waves in a ripple tank simulation to learn the basics of wave mechanics |
Wave
Interference |
| Part Five: Electricity and Magnetism |
Electric Field Hockey [Electric Forces and
Fields] Purpose: To use a simulation to gain a sense of the vector nature of the electric field and the consequence of the inverse square law that governs electrostatic force by completing a series of game-like challenges |
Electric
Field
Hockey |
| 'Lectronic Plates [Uniform
Electric Fields] Purpose: To study the uniform electric field between charged, parallrl plates and determine which factors play a roll in its strength |
Capacitor
Lab |
|
| Greased Lightning [Static Charging and
Discharging] Purpose: To determine the likelihood of getting a “carpet shock” (based on controllable variables), and to avoid or produce such shocks under a series of challenging conditions |
John
Travoltage |
|
| The Two-Plate Special
[Parallel Plate
Capacitors] Purpose: To investigate the characteristics and relationships that govern parallel plate capacitors (capacitance and energy storage) |
Capacitor Lab | |
| Part Six: Light |
The
Fringe of Optics
[Light Wave Interference] Beta! Purpose: To construct the mathematical relationship describing interference patterns |
Wave
Interference |
| Part Seven: Atomic and Nuclear Physics |
Shine a
Light [The Photoelectric Effect] Coming Soon! Please check back later. |
The
Photoelectric
Effect |
| Radioactive Speed Dating
[Radiometric
Dating] Beta! Purpose: Correctly estimate the age of the various virtual objects (skulls, rocks, etc.) using the principles of radiometric dating |
Radioactive
Dating
Game |