Coulee Collegiate

Physics 30

Momentum & Impulse

Collision LabInvestigate simple collisions in 1D and more complex collisions in 2D. Experiment with the number of balls, masses, and initial conditions. Vary the elasticity and see how the total momentum and kinetic energy change during collisions.

Forces and Fields

Balloons and Static ElectricityGrab a balloon to explore concepts of static electricity such as charge transfer, attraction, repulsion, and induced charge.

www.physicsclassroom.com/Physics-Interactives/Static-Electricity/Electric-Field-Lines/Electric-Field-Lines-Interactive

Faraday's Electromagnetic LabPlay with a bar magnet and coils to learn about Faraday's law. Move a bar magnet near one or two coils to make a light bulb glow. View the magnetic field lines. A meter shows the direction and magnitude of the current. View the magnetic field lines or use a meter to show the direction and magnitude of the current. You can also play with electromagnets, generators and transformers!

Electromagnetic Radiation

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html

Radio Waves & Electromagnetic FieldsBroadcast radio waves from KPhET. Wiggle the transmitter electron manually or have it oscillate automatically. Display the field as a curve or vectors. The strip chart shows the electron positions at the transmitter and at the receiver.

Bending LightExplore bending of light between two media with different indices of refraction. See how changing from air to water to glass changes the bending angle. Play with prisms of different shapes and make rainbows.

Wave InterferenceMake waves with a dripping faucet, audio speaker, or laser! Add a second source to create an interference pattern. Put up a barrier to explore single-slit diffraction and double-slit interference. Experiment with diffraction through elliptical, rectangular, or irregular apertures.

Photoelectric Effect Gizmo : Lesson Info : ExploreLearningShoot a beam of light at a metal plate in a virtual lab and observe the effect on surface electrons. The type of metal as well as the wavelength and amount of light can be adjusted. An electric field can be created to resist the electrons and measure their initial energies.

Atomic Physics

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