II.
I.
OBJECTIVES
CALCULATE THE ACCELERATION OF A BODY BASED ON
DISTANCE VS TIME2 GRAPH OF ITS MOTION, AND INTERPRET
THE MOTION OF AN OBJECT GIVEN A DISTANCE VS. TIME OR
DISTANCE VS. TIME2 GRAPH OF ITS MOTION.
III.
APPARATUS
TROLLEY
STOPWATCH
METAL RAIL
METER STICK
IRON STAND
NOTE: THE TROLLEY AND METAL RAIL CAN BE REPLACED BY A
LINEAR AIR TRACK AND RIDER; A WOODEN PLANE AND A SMALL
FREELY RUNNING PLASTIC TOY CAR; OR THE SIMPLIFIED
ATWOOD’S MACHINE.
II.
I.
OBJECTIVES
DEFINE FRICTION, NORMAL FORCE, COEFFICIENT OF
FRICTION, AND THE TWO KINDS OF FRICTION; STATIC FRICTION
AND KINETIC FRICTION; AND TO DETERMINE THE VALUES OF
THE COEFFICIENTS OF STATIC AND KINETIC FRICTION
EXPERIMENTALLY.
III.
APPARATUS
WOODEN PLANE
SPRING BALANCE
WOODEN BLOCK WITH
RUBBER SOLE
IRON STAND
ONE SET OF WEIGHTS
METER STICK
II.
I.
OBJECTIVES
APPLY NEWTON’S 2ND LAW OF MOTION TO EXPLAIN
DYNAMIC SYSTEM AND TO DETERMINE ITS ACCELERATION.
III.
APPARATUS
ATWOOD’S MACHINE WITH ITS ACCESSORIES:
A ROTATING PULLEY
TWO PANS OF EQUAL MASSES
TWO-METER STRING
ONE SET OF SLOTTED WEIGHTS
METER STICK
II.
I.
OBJECTIVES
DEFINE THE MOMENT OF A FORCE OR TORQUE, AND TO
APPLY THE PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS.
III.
APPARATUS
STUDENTS’ MODEL BALANCE AND ACCESSORIES
TWO WIDE PANS WITH HANGERS
ONE SET OF BRASS WEIGHTS
PLATFORM BALANCE
II.
I.
OBJECTIVES
DETERMINE FOR THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF SOLIDS AND
LIQUIDS.
III.
APPARATUS
IRON STAND
METAL SINKER
SOLID MATERIALS:
WATER CONTAINER
CORK
TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE
BRASS
GRADUATED CYLINDER
LIQUID SPECIMENS:
STRING
ALCOHOL
BEAKER
KEROSENE
II.
I.
OBJECTIVES
DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PERIOD AND
MASS IN A VERTICAL SPRING SYSTEM; BETWEEN PERIOD AND
LENGTH, AMPLITUDE, AND MASS IN A SIMPLE PENDULUM
SYSTEM.
III.
APPARATUS
1-METER STRING
CYLINDRICAL SPRING
2 BALLS WITH DIFFERENT
MASSES
IRON STAND
SET OF WEIGHTS
PAN FOR SUPPORTING
WEIGHTS
METER STICK
II.
I.
OBJECTIVES
DESCRIBE REFRACTION OF LIGHT THROUGH A PRISM,
AND DISCUSS THE LAWS AND THE PARAMETERS RELATED TO
REFRACTION, SOLVE FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL VALUE OF THE
INDEX OF REFRACTION OF A MATERIAL, AND TO DETERMINE
THE FOCAL LENGTH OF A CONVEX LENS BY DIFFERENT
METHODS.
III.
APPARATUS
TRIANGULAR PRISM
PINS
PIN HAMMER
PROTRACTOR
METER STICKS
PLYWOOD BOARD
WHITE PLYWOOD BOARD
RULER
INCANDESCENT BULB
LIGHT BOX
TWO CONVEX HAND LENSES
DIFFERENT FOCAL LENGTHS
II.
I.
OBJECTIVES
DESCRIBE REFLECTION OF LIGHT FROM A PLANE MIRROR
AND DISCUSS THE LAWS OF REFLECTION, AND TO DETERMINE
FOCAL LENGTH OF CONCAVE MIRROR BY DIFFERENT
METHODS.
III.
APPARATUS
PLANE MIRROR
PINS
PIN HAMMER
RULER
PROTRACTOR
PLYWOOD BOARD
CONCAVE MIRROR
PLYWOOD BOARD
2 METER STICKS
INCANDESCENT BULB
LIGHT BOX
II.
I.
OBJECTIVES
DETERMINE THE RESISTANCE BY THREE METHODS:
COLOR CODING, USING OHM-METER AND OHM’S LAW.
III.
APPARATUS
CARBON RESISTORS R1, R2, R3, R4, AND R5
MULTI-TESTER
CONNECTING WIRES
4 PIECES 1.5-VOLT BATTERIES
II.
I.
OBJECTIVES
DESCRIBE THE PROPERTIES OF CIRCUITS
RESISTORS CONNECTED IN SERIES AND IN PARALLEL.
III.
APPARATUS
4 PCS OF 1.5-VOLT BATTERIES
CONNECTORS
MULTI-TESTER
3 RESISTORS OF DIFFERENT RESISTANCES
WITH
II.
I.
OBJECTIVES
COMPARE AND CONTRAST CELLS CONNECTED IN SERIES
AND IN PARALLEL.
III.
TWO NEW BATTERIES
CONNECTING WIRES
MULTI-TESTER
2-KΩ RESISTOR
APPARATUS