(in one and two dimensions)
Mass Measurement
[S/M | t | ★]
Sets of calibrated metric and imperial masses.
Length Measurement
[M | t | ★]
Standard meter sticks and selection of cubic volumes.
[In-Depth Description]
Time Measurement
[M | t | ★]
Time signals from U.S. Naval Observatory.
[In-Depth Description]
Galileo's Chandelier
[L | t+ | ★]
Bowling ball pendulum with burning candles stuck in holes, used as prop only.
[In-Depth Description]
Density
[M | t | ★]
Aluminum/Uranium and SF6/Air/Helium comparisons.
[In-Depth Description]
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).
[In-Depth Description]
Drop-n-Catch
[L | t+ | —]
Ball drops from mast of PASCO cart; its motion can be considered relative to the moving cart or the track frame of reference.
[In-Depth Description]
Shoot-n-Drop
[M | t | ★★★]
Ball shot horizontally, one dropped vertically; both hit the ground at the same time.
[In-Depth Description]
Shoot-n-Catch
[L | t++ | —]
Ball shot up from PASCO cart is caught by same; a puzzler to ponder if track is tilted and cart accelerates down (or decelerates up).
[In-Depth Description]
High Road, Low Road
[L | t+ | ★★★★]
Which road is faster? A kinematics concept Puzzler.
[In-Depth Description]
Shoot the Monkey
[L | t++ | ★★★★]
Monkey released from platform is shot by simultaneously fired cannon.
[In-Depth Description]
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