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Physics Activities

Air expansion and contraction

Bottle crusher and deflator!

(Air Expansion-Contraction)

Egg in a bottle!

(Air Pressure difference)

Egg in a bottle - 2!

(Air Pressure difference)

Expansion and Contraction of Air

(Air Expansion-Contraction)

Hot soap bubble

(Air Expansion-Contraction)

Invisible bottle crusher!

(Air contraction)

Measuring the Oxygen in the Air?

(Air expansion and contraction)

Obedient coin

(Air expansion and contraction)

Simple Thermometer!

(Air expansion and contraction)

Electricity & Magnetism

Geometry with floating magnets!

(Magnetism)

Analogy for Ohm’s Law - 1!

(Ohm’s law)

Analogy of Ohm's law - 2

(Ohm's law)

Fidget Spinner Handy Generator!

(Faraday's Law)

Fidget Spinner Generator!

(Faraday's Law)

Fleming’s cradle!

(Fleming’s left hand rule)

Levitating Pen!

(Magnetism)

Levitating Pen 2

(Magnetism)

Magnetic Pen Stand!

(Magnetism)

Magnetic effect of electric current

(Electromagnetism)

Magnetic field lines -1!

(Magnetism)

Magnetic field lines -2!

(Magnetism)

Make your own magnet!

(Magnetism)

Magnetic Compass with a Needle!

(Magnetism)

Pencil lead Resistance

(Electricity)

Oersted Experiment!

(Electromagnetism)

Open bulb experiment!

(Temperature and Resistance)

Series and Parallel Circuit!

(Current Electricity)

Simple DC motor!

(Fleming’s Left Hand Rule)

Simple Electromagnet

(Electromagnetism)

Simple Galvanometer!

(Electricity and Magnetism)

Small homemade heater

(Current and Heat)

Standing and spinning pen!

(Magnetism)

Standing and spinning pen - 2

(Magnetism)

Standing Pen!

(Magnetism)

Static Charges!

(Static Electricity)

Strength of magnetic coins!

(Magnetism)

Strength of various magnets

(Magnetism)

Syringe Generator

(Faraday's Law)

Weighing Magnets!

(Magnetism)

Force and Motion

Balance the bottles!

(Newton's 1st Law of Motion)

Balloon Rocket!

(Newton's 3rd Law of Motion)

Cardboard Spinner!

(Rotational motion)

Fidget Spinner CD Gyroscope

(Conservation of angular momentum)

Gyroscopic Top!

(Gyroscopic precession)

Immovable ball!

(Newton's 1st Law of Motion)

Non-Uniform Motion

(Motion)

Nut and coin centrifuge

(Centrifugal force, sound)

Newton's cradle with marbles

(Conservation of momentum)

Paper Cup Glider!

(Magnus Effect)

Punchable Fluid!

(Non- Newtonian Fluid-Shear Thickening!)

Rolling Discs!

(Twisting and Spring action!)

Simplest Car!

(Newton's 3rd Law of Motion)

Slippery slope!

(Frictional force)

Spin it away!

(Centrifugal Force)

Spinning lift!

(Centrifugal Force)

Spoke magnet spinner

(Motion)

Triangular pump!

(Centrifugal Force)

Uniform Motion

(Motion)

Vibrating Pencil!

(Vibrational to Rotational motion)

Why does water stay inside the cup?

(Centrifugal force)

Gravitation and Buoyancy

Balancing Bird

(Centre of Gravity)

Balancing Bird - 2

(Centre of Gravity)

Balancing Forks!

(Center of Gravity)

Balancing Joker!

(Center of Gravity)

Balancing Nails!

(Center of Gravity)

Balancing Parrots - 1

(Center of Gravity)

Balancing Pipe!

(Center of Gravity)

Balancing Toy!

(Center of Gravity)

Boat-cargo problem!

(Archimedes’ principle)

How do ships float

(Buoyancy and Archimedes' principle)

Problem with the thirsty crow story!

(Archimedes’ Principle)

Unknown Mass!

(Density)

Upside down!

(Density)

Balancing Parrots - 2

(Centre of Gravity)

Balancing Paper Joker

(Centre of Gravity)

Balancing Toucans

(Centre of Gravity)

Balancing Doll

(Centre of Gravity)

Balancing and Rocking Doll

(Centre of Gravity)

Balancing Twin Jokers

(Centre of Gravity)

Heat

Candle cutter

(Conduction of heat)

Heat Exchange!

(Thermal mixing of two miscible fluids)

Hot flight!

(Convection Currents)

Hope's Apparatus

(Anomalous behaviour of water)

Solar Water Bottle Distillery!

(Distillation)

Transfer of Heat – 1!

(Convection)

Transfer of Heat – 2!

(Convection)

Which candle extinguishes first?

(Convection)

Which paper burns first?

(Differential heating)

Optics

Direction using Shadows!

(Shadows in Northern Hemisphere)

Disk stroboscope

(stroboscopic effect)

Flip the image

(Refraction)

Hidden Beaker

(Refractive Index)

Kaleidoscope (Multiple image pattern )

Tapered kaleidoscope!

(Multiple image pattern)

Light travels in a straight line-1!

(Rectilinear propagation)

Light travels in a straight line-2!

(Rectilinear propagation)

Magic Bank!

(Reflection of Light)

Magic Bank-2!

(Reflection of Light)

Moon Shadow!

(Shadow formation on Moon)

Motion of a piston

(Persistence of vision)

Motion of a Piston - 2

(Persistence of vision)

Running Horse

(Persistence of vision)

Multiple images with two mirrors!

(Reflection)

Newton’s Disc!

(Persistence of vision & Mixing of colours)

Optical cable!

(Total Internal Reflection)

Periscope - 1!

(Reflection of light)

Periscope - 2!

(Reflection of light)

Phases of Moon

(Shadows)

Phases of Moon: Flip book

(Shadows, Persistence of vision)

Pinhole Reflector!

(Reflection of light)

Pot a plant!

Persistence of vision)

Projection of Sun!

(Reflection by plane mirror)

Properties of Light

(Optics)

Reflection!

(Laws of reflection)

Solar Viewer!

(Projection of Sun and Solar Eclipse)

Single lens paper camera!

(Image Formation by Convex Lens)

Spherical mirrors!

(Optics)

Track the LASER!

(Laws of Reflection!)

Types of Shadows

(Umbra and Penumbra)

Wave model of light

(Transverse wave )

Why does the sky appear blue?

(Scattering of light)

Zero Shadow day

(Shadows)

Moon Phases

(Astronomy)

Pressure

Anti-gravity ball

(Pressure)

Anti-gravity test tubes!

(Pressure)

Bernoulli Cans

(Bernoulli's Principle)

Brick’s Force!

(Pressure)

Liquid Race!

(Gauge Pressure)

Obedient coin - 2!

(Pressure and Surface Tension)

Smaller Balloon Stronger Balloon

(Radius of curvature and Pressure)

Smaller Balloon Stronger Balloon-2

(Pressure)

Smaller Bubble Stronger Bubble

(Radius of curvature and Pressure)

Squeezing bottle with water pressure!!

(Pressure)

Straw Siphon!

(Gravity and Differential Pressure)

Water Fountain with balloon: Part-1!

(Pressure)

Water Fountain with balloon: Part-2!

(Pressure)

Water Fountain with balloon: Part-3!

(Pressure)

Water pressure – 1!

(Pressure)

Sound

LASER Dance!

(Vibration and Sound)

Musical box by balloon

(Sound)

Simple Stethoscope!

(Multiple reflection of sound)

Simple Straw Flute!

(Sound)

Electronics

Basic circuit!

(Electronics)

Buttons in series

(Electronics)

Buttons in parallel

(Electronics)

Exploring variable resistor: Trimpot

(Electronics)

LEDs in series on breadboard

(Electronics)

LEDs in parallel on breadboard

(Electronics)

Simple closed circuit!

(Electronics)

Miscellaneous

Balloon Balance!

(Air has weight)

Density meter!

(Density and Buoyancy)

Foucault's pendulum!

(Astronomy)

Injection to the balloon!

(Elasticity)

Soap repels!

(Surface tension)

Sun-Earth-Moon Model

(Astronomy)

Why do we see only one side of the Moon?(Astronomy)

Bottle Rain Gauge

(Measurments)

Earth-Moon Scaled-Down Model

(Astronomy)

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