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Mass Measurement

[S/M | t | ★]
Sets of calibrated metric and imperial masses.

Length Measurement

[M | t | ★] | keywords: standard weights, meter, volume
Standard meter sticks and selection of cubic volumes.

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Time Measurement

[M | t | ★] | keywords: definition of the second, frequency calibration, atomic clocks, synchronization
Time signals from U.S. Naval Observatory.

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Galileo's Chandelier

[L | t+ | ★] | keywords: timing devices, pendulum isochronism, clocks
Bowling ball pendulum with burning candles stuck in holes, used as prop only.

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Density

[M | t | ★] | keywords: mass - volume, density, relative density
Aluminum/Uranium and SF₆/Air/Helium comparisons.

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High Road, Low Road

[L | t+ | ****] | keywords: distance, average speed, two-dimensional motion, kinematics, Galileo's hypothesis
Which road is faster? A kinematics concept Puzzler.

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Uniform Acceleration

[L | t+ | —]
Glider acceleration by an inclined air track or by a falling weight/string attachment; large ballbearing rolling on PASCO track (with strings).

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Harvard Natural Sciences Lecture Demonstrations

Harvard Natural Sciences Lecture Demonstrations: - Units and Kinematics