Physics Department
Laboratory Experiments
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General Physics 2
LBYPHYX
- Significant Figures 1 – Bull’s Eye Ball Toss
- Significant Figures 2 – Length Measurement with the False and the True Meterstick
- Significant Figures 3 – Length Measurement with the Four-Sided Meterstick
- Significant Figures 4 – Mass Measurements with Imprecise Labels on a Balance
- Significant Figures 5 – Volume Measurements with a Graduated Cylinder
- Significant Figures 6 – Volume Calculations
- Acceleration
- Archimedes’ Principle
- Conservation of Energy
- Mapping the Ocean Floor
- Newton’s First Law
- Newton’s Second Law
- Newton’s Third Law
- Regulation of Body Heat
- Speed and Velocity
- Thermoregulation of Body Temperature
Physics Laboratory 1 (compiled experiments in Mechanics)
Physics Laboratory 2 (compiled experiments in Heat, Electricity & Magnetism, Optics)
- Tables of Physical Constants
- Coefficient of Linear Expansion of Metals
- Specific Heat of Solids (Using PASCO Scientific Equipment)
- Heat of Fusion (Using PASCO Scientific Equipment)
- Heat of Condensation (Using PASCO Scientific Equipment)
- Volt-Ohm-Milliammeter (VOM) and Resistor Color Coding
- Volt-Ohm-Milliammeter (VOM) and Resistor Color Coding for STC
- Ohm’s Law and Resistivity-Resistance
- Emf, Terminal Voltage, and Internal Resistance
- Resistors in Series and Parallel
- Kirchoff’s Rules
- Galvanometers, Ammeters, and Voltmeters
- Magnetic Field
- The Law of Reflection/Law of Refraction/Total Internal Reflection
- Converging Lens
- Light and Color
- Image Formation from Spherical Mirrors
- Standing Waves on a String
- Volt-Ohm-Milliammeter (VOM) and Resistor Color Coding
Physics Laboratory 3 (compiled experiments in LBYPHY3)
- Equipment SetupÂ
- Appendix
- Standing Waves on a String
- Resonance Phenomena
- Introduction to Ray OpticsÂ
- The Law of Reflection
- Image Formation in a Plane Mirror
- The Law of RefractionÂ
- Reversibility
- Dispersion and Total Internal Reflection
- Converging Lens
- Light and Color
- Two-Slit InterferenceÂ
- Polarization
- Image Formation with Cylindrical MirrorsÂ
- Image Formation from Spherical Mirrors
- Image Formation with Cylindrical LensesÂ
- Spherical Lenses-Spherical and Chromatic Aberration, Aperture Size and Depth of Field
- The Diffraction GratingÂ
- Single Slit DiffractionÂ
- General Diffraction
- Introduction to Optical Instruments
- The Projector
- The Magnifier
- The Telescope
- The Compound MicroscopeÂ
LBYPHYC (compiled experiments in Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electricity and Magnetism, and Waves and Optics)
- Centripetal Force
- Conservation of Mechanical Energy
- Dispersion and Total Internal Reflection
- Experimental Errors
- Graphs and Equations
- Heat of Condensation (Using PASCO Scientific Equipment)
- Law of Reflection
- Law of Refraction
- Magnetic Field
- Ohm’s Law
- Resistors in Series and Parallel
- Significant Figures
- Specific Heat of Solids (Using PASCO Scientific Equipment)
- Uniform Acceleration
LBYPHYD (compiled experiments in Mechanics and Thermodynamics)
- Coefficient of Linear Expansion
- Composition of Concurrent Forces
- Conservation of Mechanical Energy
- Conservation of Momentum
- Experimental Errors
- Graphs and Equations
- Heat of Condensation (Using PASCO Scientific Equipment)
- Heat of Fusion (Using PASCO Scientific Equipment)
- Newton’s Second Law
- Projectile Motion
- Significant Figures
- Specific Heat of Solids (Using PASCO Scientific Equipment)
- Uniform Acceleration
LBYPHYE (compiled experiments in Electricity, Magnetism and Optics)
- Construction of Voltmeter and Ammeter
- Converging Lens
- Light and Color
- EMF, Terminal Voltage, and Internal Resistance
- Familiarization with the VOM
- Image Formation with Cylindrical Mirrors
- Kirchhoff’s Rules
- Law of Relflection and Refraction, Dispersion, and TIR
- Magnetic Field
- Ohm’s Law
- Resistors in Series and Parallel
Laboratory Environmental Physics Resource Material (compiled experiments for LBYENVP)
- Skill Building: Familiarization with the use of Pasco Motion Sensor and Temperature
- Sensor Using Data Studio and/or SPARK
- Graphs and Equations (using Work and Kinetic Energy)Â
- Transformation of Mechanical EnergyÂ
- Specific Heat of MetalsÂ
- Heat of Fusion
- Methods of Heat TransferÂ
- Insolation and the SeasonsÂ
- Scientific Inquiry – SPARK science Learning System
(adapted from the PASCO’s Advanced Environmental Science Guide)Â - Introduction to My World GIS
(adapted from the activities at the My World GIS website)Â - Plotting Data in My World GIS
(Supplementary Activity)Â - Global Resources and Energy Consumption
(adapted from the PASCO’s Advanced Environmental Science Guide)Â - Weather in a Terrarium
(adapted from the PASCO’s Advanced Environmental Science Guide)Â - Exploring Microclimates
(adapted from Exploring Microclimates and Urbanization and Land Use Activities taken from PASCO’s Advanced Environmental Science Guide)Â - Is Greenland Melting?
(adapted from Elizabeth Youngman and David Smith’s activities entitled, “Climate Change – Can Global Warming Cause Global Cooling?”)Â - Is the Salinity in the North Atlantic Changing?
(adapted from Elizabeth Youngman and David Smith’s activities entitled, “Climate Change – Can Global Warming Cause Global Cooling?”)Â - How are Climate and Ocean Currents Interlocked?
(adapted from Elizabeth Youngman and David Smith’s activities entitled, “Climate Change – Can Global Warming Cause Global Cooling?”)Â - SIGWA ModuleÂ
Advance Physics Laboratory Manual (ADVALAB)
- Measurement of the Diameter of a Hair Strand
- Introduction to Interferometry
- Determination of Index of Refraction of Air using Michelson Interferometer
- Determination of Index of Refraction of Glass Using Michelson Interferometer
- Atomic Line Spectra of Noble Gases and Metallic Vapors
- Determining the Wavelengths H H H of the Hydrogen Atom
- Electron Diffraction
- Determination of Planck’s Constant
- Determination of Specific Charge (em) of an Electron
- Absorption of Beta Particles and Gamma Rays