#  Measurement and Kinematics 

 



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### Mass Measurement

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

### Length Measurement

\[M | t | ★\]   
Standard meter sticks and selection of cubic volumes.   
  
\[[In-Depth Description](/presentations/length-measurement)\]

### Time Measurement

\[M | t | ★\]  
Time signals from U.S. Naval Observatory.   
  
\[[In-Depth Description](/presentations/time-measurement)\]

### Galileo's Chandelier

\[L | t+ | ★\]  
Bowling ball pendulum with burning candles stuck in holes, used as prop only.   
  
\[[In-Depth Description](/presentations/galileos-chandelier)\]

### Density

\[M | t | ★\]   
Aluminum/Uranium and SF6/Air/Helium comparisons.   
  
\[[In-Depth Description](/presentations/density)\]

### 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).   
  
\[[In-Depth Description](/presentations/uniform-acceleration)\]

### 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.   
  
\[[In-Depth Description](/presentations/drop-n-catch)\]

### Shoot-n-Drop

\[M | t | ★★★\]  
Ball shot horizontally, one dropped vertically; both hit the ground at the same time.  
  
\[[In-Depth Description](/presentations/shoot-n-drop#)\]

### 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).   
  
\[[In-Depth Description](/presentations/shoot-n-catch)\]

### High Road, Low Road

\[L | t+ | ★★★★\]  
Which road is faster? A kinematics concept Puzzler.  
  
\[[In-Depth Description](/presentations/high-road-low-road)\]

### Shoot the Monkey

\[L | t++ | ★★★★\]  
Monkey released from platform is shot by simultaneously fired cannon.   
  
\[[In-Depth Description](/presentations/shoot-monkey#)\]

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