GS 104

Lab Kits

You will perform labs at a place and time (provided you meet deadlines) of your choosing. You must purchase a lab kit from the Chemeketa bookstore. You will also use some common household items; see the Preparation and Tips page of the syllabus.

Spreadsheets

You will be required to use spreadsheets for calculations and graphs for some of your labs.

• If you are unfamiliar with calculating with spreadsheets, then watch this video (up through 1:30).

• If you haven't made a graph with Google Sheets, then watch this video (up through 3:00).

Lab Instructions

Here are instructions for each of the labs (which will also be available on Canvas):

• Data Collection, Analysis, and Representation

• Little g

• Friction

• Pendulum

• Energy

  • Macroscopic Energy

  • Microscopic Energy

• Archimedes' Principle

• Sound Waves

  • Sounds: awesome, fiddle, flute, singer, drum

• Light

• Triboelectric Effect

• Magnetic Fields

See the next part of the syllabus.