Measurement and Kinematics

(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. 

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Galileo's Chandelier

[L | t+ | ★]
Bowling ball pendulum with burning candles stuck in holes, used as prop only. 

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Density

[M | t | ★] 
Aluminum/Uranium and SF6/Air/Helium comparisons. 

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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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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. 

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Shoot-n-Drop

[M | t | ★★★]
Ball shot horizontally, one dropped vertically; both hit the ground at the same time.

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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). 

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High Road, Low Road

[L | t+ | ★★★★]
Which road is faster? A kinematics concept Puzzler.

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Shoot the Monkey

[L | t++ | ★★★★]
Monkey released from platform is shot by simultaneously fired cannon. 

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