Physics Experiments

Introduction

Some experiments that can be used at Physics classes.

Theory

Acoustics

• Bottle Xylophone
• Dancing Oobleck
• Doppler Effect
• See the sound: Plastic on a cup.
• Straw Flute
• Sound pipe
• Rubber band guitar

Classical Mechanics

• Acceleration of gravity using string with beads
• Air pressure monitor with a balloon
• Balloon powered car
• Brachistochrone
• Cartesian diver
• Capillary in action: coloured water from a can to another.
• CD balloon, non frictional vehicles
• 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
• 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)