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Activity: Measure Your Reaction Time
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This is a lab activity that allows students to collect data to practice using effective measurement. While other authors have produced similar labs, this version includes uncertainty analysis consistent with effective measurement technique as presented in the module Measurement and Uncertainty.

Subject:
Mathematics
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
ComPADRE Digital Library
Author:
Peter Bohacek
Date Added:
08/28/2012
Conservation of Energy of While Rolling Down a Hill
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Students analyze video clips of kids rolling down a hill on skates, scooters, and bikes to determine whether mechanical energy is conserved.

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Physical Science
Physics
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Activity/Lab
Data Set
Lecture
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Peter Bohacek
Date Added:
08/28/2012
Conservation of Energy of a Rollercoaster Using High Speed Video
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A high speed video clip of a roller coaster is used as an example of conservation of mechanical energy. Students use the video to determine whether mechanical energy is conserved while the roller coaster rolls up, and then back down a hil.

Subject:
Applied Science
Engineering
Physical Science
Physics
Technology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Data Set
Lecture
Provider:
ComPADRE Digital Library
Author:
Peter Bohacek
Date Added:
08/28/2012
Contructing a Projectile Launcher and Free Falling Target
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This activity describes the construction and use of a pneumatic cannon and free falling target used to teach the concepts of projectile motion in introductory physics.

Subject:
Applied Science
Physical Science
Physics
Technology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Simulation
Provider:
ComPADRE Digital Library
Author:
Peter Bohacek
Date Added:
08/28/2012
Introduction to Measurement (advanced high school/intro college level)
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30-page illustrated guide to fundamentals of measurement. This is intended to be a clear, comprehensive overview of effective measurement technique. Intended for advanced high school or introductory college level students. Includes worked examples and problems.

Subject:
Mathematics
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Homework/Assignment
Reading
Provider:
ComPADRE Digital Library
Author:
Peter Bohacek
Date Added:
08/28/2012
Lab: Horizontally Launched Projectiles (with uncertainty analysis)
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This is a version of the time-tested lab where students roll a ball off a table top and use kinematics in two dimensions to try to predict where the ball will land. While many versions of this lab have been previously published, in this version students determine the uncertainty of all measurements and uncertainty of their prediction. The techniques and vocabulary are consistent with the Introduction to Measurement packet.

Subject:
Mathematics
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
ComPADRE Digital Library
Author:
Peter Bohacek
Date Added:
08/28/2012
Lab: Measuring the Speed of Sound in Air (with uncertainty analysis)
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Students use a microphone and Vernier LabQuest to record the sound of a finger-snap echo in a 1-2 meter cardboard tube. Students measure the time for the echo to return to the microphone, and measure the length of the tube. Using their measurements, students determine the speed of sound. While other authors have produced similar labs, this version includes uncertainty analysis consistent with effective measurement technique as presented in the module Measurement and Uncertainty.

Subject:
Mathematics
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
ComPADRE Digital Library
Author:
Peter Bohacek
Date Added:
08/28/2012
A Simple Motor/Generator Demonstration for Use in Interactive Lecture
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This activity describes a simple clear demonstration of electric generators (Faraday's Law) and electric motors (Lorentz Force). This demonstration can be used as an interactive lecture demonstration.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lecture
Simulation
Provider:
ComPADRE Digital Library
Author:
Peter Bohacek
Date Added:
08/28/2012