Acceleration

Principles Illustrated: Acceleration, Momenta

Location: Cabinet A, Shelf 3

A two meter long airtrack with a quiet air source. Two carts, adjustable masses, magnetic bumpers and photogate timers are standard equipment.

Many experiments are possible, from simple collisions to acceleration.

Principles Illustrated: Gravity, Kinematics

Location: Cabinet A, Shelf 4

A ball is dropped a known distance through photogates. Knowing both distance and time allows the acceleration of gravity to be calculated.

Principles Illustrated: Reaction Force

Location: Cabinet A, Shelf 4

Show your students that regardless of what they've seen in the cartoons, a fan blowing against a 'sail' attached to the same platform as the fan will not cause propulsion!

The sail is removable, making the fan cart an entertaining accelerating mass.