Physics Explorations and Projects is a collection of laboratory investigations aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Most included investigations set up a situation for students to explore and analyze with some guidance from the instructor—a guided-inquiry format that is very different from traditional laboratory experiments that provide step-by-step instructions. The activities are editable and appropriate for high school students from 9th grade to AP Physics. Sample results are included with the extensive instructor information.

Due to the nature of these activities, minimal instruction is provided for software use and data analysis. Instructor experience with Vernier sensors and software is recommended.

	Experiment	Suggested Products
1	Constant Motion and Changing Motion	Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct Sensor Cart
2	Balanced Forces and Unbalanced Forces	Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct Sensor Cart
3	Gravitation on Earth	Go Direct Photogate, Picket Fence, Go Direct Force and Acceleration Sensor
4	Newton’s Second Law	Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct Sensor Cart
5	Projectile Challenge	Go Direct Projectile Launcher
6	Impulse and Momentum	Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct Sensor Cart
7	Equilibrium of Forces	Fan Cart, Combination Track/Optics Bench, Go Direct Motion Detector, Ultra Pulley Attachment, Pulley Bracket
8	Circular Motion	Go Direct Centripetal Force Apparatus, Go Direct Force and Acceleration Sensor
9	Conservation of Momentum	Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct Sensor Cart
10	Egg Protection Challenge	No probeware used
11	Springs Making Things Move	Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct Sensor Cart
12	Kinetic Energy and Mass	Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct Sensor Cart
13	Work and Kinetic Energy	Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct Sensor Cart
14	Work Done by Gravity	Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct Sensor Cart
15	Energy in Collisions	Dynamics Cart and Track System with Go Direct Sensor Cart
16	Rube Goldberg Machine	No probeware used
17	Charge and Charge Models	Charge Sensor
18	Coulomb's Law	Charge Sensor
19	Measuring Electric Current	Go Direct Current Probe, Vernier Circuit Board 2
20	Conservation of Charge	Go Direct Current Probe, Vernier Circuit Board 2
21	Voltage in a Circuit	Differential Voltage Probe
22	Battery Challenge	Go Direct Voltage Probe, Go Direct Current Probe
23	Magnetic Field of a Current	Go Direct 3-Axis Magnetic Field Sensor, Go Direct Current Probe
24	Current from a Changing Field	Go Direct 3-Axis Magnetic Field Sensor, Go Direct Current Probe
25	Generating Electricity	Go Direct Energy Sensor, KidWind simpleGEN
26	Speaker	Power Amplifier
27	Wave Speed on a String	Power Amplifier, Power Amplifier Accessory Speaker
28	Speed of Sound	Microphone
29	Interference and Diffraction	Diffraction Apparatus, Combination Track/Optics Bench
30	Sound and Loudness	Go Direct Sound Sensor
31	Wave Communication Challenge	Go Direct Light and Color Sensor
32	Energy Storage in Capacitors	Go Direct Voltage Probe, Go Direct Current Probe
33	Oscillations	Go Direct Motion Detector
34	Heat as Energy Transfer	FLIR ONE Gen 3, Vernier Thermal Analysis Plus for FLIR ONE™
35	Solar Cells	KidWind 2V/400mA Solar Panel, Go Direct Energy Sensor, Vernier Variable Load, Go Direct Surface Temperature Sensor, Go Direct Light and Color Sensor
36	Rube Goldberg Machine Revisited	No probeware used

Electronic Version
• Over 30 experiments, challenges, and project outlines
• Access to up-to-date versions of the experiments
• Essential instructor information including teaching tips, important discussion points, and sample data and graphs
• Word-processing files of the simple student instructions, so you can edit the files to match your students’ experience and need for guidance
• Suggested supplies lists
• A generous site license—buy one book and duplicate the experiments for your class

Printed Lab Book
• When you buy the printed lab book you receive all of the resources listed for the electronic version, plus a printed copy of the book.

Preview “Gravitation on Earth” from Physics Explorations and Projects. The preview download includes student instructions, teacher tips, sample data, and more.

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