Activities
Hydrogen Spectrum Activity
Objective To observe hydrogen’s emission spectrum and to verify that the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom accounts for the line positions in hydrogen’s emission
July 28, 2022
Category: Physics
Physics
Most Popular Physics Kits That Electrify Students’ Lab Experiences
Your momentum might change if you knew that you could cover your physics course, start to finish, with Carolina’s top-selling physics kits. These 10 kits offer students hands-on experiments, model generation, and data analysis, while meeting your physics course standards. Repeatedly chosen by thousands of teachers, these kits can help you electrify your students’ lab experiences.
July 20, 2022
Physics
Investigating Phenomena: How Can You Balance an Object?
Carolina Phenomenon Phenomena-driven science! Phenomena are observable, naturally occurring events that are everywhere and spark student questions and investigations. Ask students to observe the DCI-linked
March 7, 2021
Activities
Egg Vacuum Activity
If you are looking for an attention-getting demonstration of the gas laws for physical science students at any grade level, this is it. Basic equipment
January 13, 2021
Physics
Make the Invisible Visible
Detecting IR Light with a Smart Phone The sun actually sends out more light than the part we see. Just past visible violet light is
December 10, 2020
Activities
Optics of the Human Eye
Background Geometric optics explains how optical devices (such as lenses and mirrors) create images by considering that light travels in rays, which are straight lines
September 29, 2020
AP Physics
The Conical Pendulum
An Experiment in Circular Motion and Centripetal Acceleration The conical pendulum lab allows students to investigate the physics and mathematics of uniform circular motion. A
July 1, 2020
Earth Science
A Brief Overview of Gravity and Gravitational Force
An introduction to Newton’s Law of Gravitation, specetime geometry, and quantum gravity. Gravity The word gravity has many definitions. As defined by dictionary.com, gravity means
April 2, 2020
AP Physics
Derivation of the Kinematics Equation
High school physics courses usually begin with a study of classical mechanics. Early in the course students are introduced to the equations of motion, the
March 14, 2020
