Physics Experiments

Introduction

Some experiments that can be used at Physics classes.

Theory

Acoustics !! Classical Mechanics !! Electricity !! Electromagnetism !! Magnetism !! Modern Physics !! Optics !! Thermodynamics !! Waves

Experiment	Branch	Branch	Branch
Bottle Xylophone	Acoustics
Dancing Oobleck	Acoustics
Doppler Effect	Acoustics	Classical Mechanics
See the sound: Plastic on a cup.	Acoustics
Straw Flute	Acoustics
Sound pipe	Acoustics
Rubber band guitar	Acoustics

Classical Mechanics

• Acceleration of gravity using string with beads
• Air pressure monitor with a balloon
• Balloon powered car
• Balancing bottles
• Brachistochrone
• Cartesian diver
• Capillary in action: coloured water from a can to another.
• CD balloon, non frictional vehicles
• Coins spinning inside a balloon, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKYyfPaS19M
• Coin tower
• Da Vinci Bridge
• Floating/ sinking oranges
• Jumping candies and violation of energy conservation
• Inertia: coin, cardboard and glass of water
• Magnus effect: Rotating paper cylinder
• Newton's Cradle
• Paper / Spaghetti tower/ Bridge
• Rotating eggs

Electricity

• Electromagnet
• Electromagnet: blinking light
• Floating stripes
• Homopolar motor
• Lemon/ Potato battery
• Parallel
• Resistance [U,V]
• Series
• Static electricity: Balloon, Salt & Pepper
• Two-way rotating motor

Electromagnetism

• Lenz law pendulum
• Lenz law car

Magnetism

• Magnetic Sculptures
• Magnetic slime
• Levitating magnets
• Magnetic chaos pendulum

Modern Physics

• (Cell phone) Spectrometer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZowYVDQDDZ4 or https://buggyandbuddy.com/homemade-spectroscope
• Speed of light measurements using chocolate
• Supernova explosion with balls

Optics

• Decotrope
• Kaleidoscope/ Teleidoscope
• Light Box
• Light patterns with a CD
• Light Refraction: Why sky is blue.
• Project the stars on your ceiling
• Reflection art
• Water droplet microscope

Thermo(dynamics)

• Bimetal
• The thermal balancing toy
• Color changing slime
• Convection currents
• Imploding can in a freezing bath
• Inverted bottles
• Jumping coin
• Memory metal
• Tea Bag Hot air balloon
• Thermal coefficient using Bunsen and metal, and a pin.
• Volumetric thermal coefficient

Waves

• Speed of light in different medias using dominoes (separation of)

TV Science

• Steve Spangler (on the Ellen show)
• Kevin Delaney
• Jimmy Fallon
• Robert Winston
• Jimmy Kimmel
• Science Bob

Ethanol Rockets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuz0curb_hg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1TZTJUPMZw