Unit  1  

1.    Oscillating  Particle  Lab  Apparatus  per  lab  group:  

• 5  springs  of  significantly  different  spring  constant*  • Table  clamp  • Long  rod  for  table  clamp  • Right  angle  clamp  • Short  lab  rod  to  hang  springs  on  • Mass  hanger  • Mass  set  • Stopwatch  • Meter  Stick  and  or  30  cm  ruler  • Computer  with  Logger  Pro  • LabQuest  2  • Force  probe  

2.    Analysis  of  oscillating  system  Apparatus  per  lab  group:  

• All  of  the  above  +  motion  detector  

3.    Relationship  of  the  period  and  the  frequency  of  an  oscillating  tuning  fork    Apparatus:  

• Assorted  tuning  forks  (256  Hz  to  512  Hz  will  work  fine.)    • Microphone  that  interfaces  with  a  computer  • Logger  Pro  and  LabQuest  2  

4.    Extension  of  OP  Model  to  Transverse  Displacements  Apparatus  per  lab  group:  

• 2  table  clamps  per  station  • 2  half  inch  thick  rods  for  clamp  • 1  spring  from  Lab  1  • Meter  stick  • Motion  detector  • 50  g  mass  hanger  and  slotted  masses  • Basket  to  protect  detector  is  nice  

Unit  2  Demonstration  springs  (called  snakey  spring  in  manual)  http://www.novatech-­‐usa.com/Products/Waves-­‐Educational/WDS006.html  $8.74  each  for  4-­‐9)  

Slinky  http://www.novatech-­‐usa.com/Products/Waves-­‐Educational/FCS003.html    $3.48  

Plastic  slinky  springs      

Order  from  Amazon,  search  for  12 Pack Magic Rainbow Springs or plastic slinkys  

 

 

Apparatus:  (Need  one  set  of  each  for  each  lab  group)  • Ringstand  and  C-­‐clamp  or  Table  clamp  and  rod  • Pulley  and  table  clamp  • Wave  driver    • Meter  stick    • Elastic  cord  :  (Amazon:  search  for  shock  cord)  • 50g  mass  hanger  and  masses  • LabQuest  2  • Fish  line  of  5  different  linear  densities  (Cabelas.com)  

 

Unit  3  I  will  need  a  2x4  piece  of  wood  8’  long.  I  can  pick  it  up  after  I  arrive.    It  is  used  with  one  of  the  slinkys  to  make  a  suspended  slinky,  shown  below.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wave  generator  and  Pasco  dynamics  springs  (I  have  the  springs)  

 

Lab 1: Measuring the speed of sound in air at room temperature Apparatus: (each lab group) • A  tube  around  1  meter  long,  (plastic  (PVC)  or  cardboard  work  fine),  this  one  is  an  8cm  inside  diameter  

mailing  tube  with  a  plastic  end  cap  • LabQuest  2  • Computer  with  Logger  Pro  • Vernier  microphone  • Meter  stick  

 

 

Lab 2: Resonance in tubes closed at one end Apparatus: (each lab group) • PVC  tubing  or  metal  pipes  35  cm  long    (PVC  tubes  used  here  are  

1”  inside  diameter)  

• 2  liter  bottle  with  top  cut  off  or  1000  ml  graduated  cylinder  filled  with  water  to  a  level  that  14  cm  of  the  tube  is  out  of  the  water  (or  any  container  to  hold  water  such  that  the  tube  can  be  immersed  in  it  to  that  level)  

• meter  stick    • assorted  tuning  forks  from  256  to  512  Hz  

             Sound  Wave  Activity  Apparatus:  (each  lab  group)  • LabQuest  2  • Computer  with  Logger  Pro  • Vernier  microphone  • assorted  tuning  forks  from  256  to  512  Hz  

 Need  for  demonstrations  • Long,  wide  tube  (Vernier  or  Pasco  dynamics  track  mailing  tube  is  perfect)    • Singing  rods  and  rosin    

   

Unit  4  Ripple tank Apparatus

• Ripple  Tank  (Pasco  WA-­‐9899  was  used  for  the  Modeling  notes,  current  model  is  $860.    It  includes  everything  below.)    

• Light  source  with  strobe  • Wave  generator  • Plane  wave  attachment,  2  point  source  attachments  • Plastic  triangle    • Whiteboard  or  large  sheet  of  white  paper  underneath  the  

ripple  tank  • Barriers  of  different  sizes    

 

Plane Mirror Reflection Lab Apparatus:  (1  for  each  person)  

• 4”x  4”  plane  mirror  ($11.80  for  12)  http://www.novatech-­‐usa.com/Products/Optics-­‐Educational/MSG4X4.html    

• 8.5”  x  11”  sheet  of  paper    • Rubber  band  • Small  block  of  wood  • 3  straight  pins  • Piece  of  cardboard  as  large  as  the  paper  

 

         

Snellʼs Law Lab Apparatus (One of each per group)

• transparent  semi-­‐circular  dish  ($2.70  each)  http://www.novatech-­‐usa.com/Products/Optics-­‐Educational/RCSC01.html      

• different  liquids  for  dish  (optional)  -  besides  water,  you  can  use  corn  syrup,  mineral  oil,  

glycerin    Laser  pointer  (Ebay:  Search  for  1mW 650nm Red Laser Pointer )

• Protractor  • Ruler  

       

 

 

Refraction Deployment Activity Apparatus  (One  of  each  per  pair  of  participants)  

• glass plate ($6.01 ea) http://www.novatech-usa.com/Products/Optics-Educational/RCB115-G.html • glass triangle ($4.46 ea) http://www.novatech-usa.com/Products/Optics-Educational/FGP075.html • 4 pins • Sheet of cardboard • 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper • Protractor

Convex Lens Lab

Apparatus (One set per group)  • Optics  bench  

The  equipment  is  in  the  picture  below  • 3.5”  x  6”  foam  board  with  object    • 3.5”  x  6”  white  foam  board  for  screen    • 2  -­‐    3.5”  x  3.5”  x  0.75”  pieces  of  wood  with  4  push  pins  to  mount  object  and  screen    • Flash  light  • Lens  support  mounted  to  wood  block  (Draw  a  line  on  the  side  of  the  block  that  is  even  with  the  midline  of  

the  lens.)    (Two  are  needed  if  students  locate  virtual  images.)  http://www.novatech-­‐usa.com/Products/Optics-­‐Educational/OBLS38.html  

• Convex  lens  –  13  cm  to  20  cm  focal  lengths  will  work  fine.    (Two  are  needed  if  students  locate  virtual  images.)  

• Meter  stick  

 

do   di  

object   image  

Interference Activity 1 (calibrate diffraction grating) Apparatus (one set per air is ideal)

• Laser (a helium-neon laser or LED laser (Those you used for Snell’s law will work but you need to calibrate them first)

• Double slit transparencies • One ringstand with test tube holder to mount laser • One ringstand with test tube holder to mount double slit transparency

Interference Activity 2 (calibrate diffraction grating) Apparatus (one set per pair is ideal)

• Laser • Holographic diffraction grating • One ringstand with test tube holder to mount laser • One ringstand with test tube holder to mount diffraction grating

Interference Activity 3 (determining the wavelength of a spectral band

of light) Apparatus (Each group needs the equipment below)

• Spectrum tube power supply • Mercury spectrum tube • 2 meter sticks • 4 meter stick supports to hold up meter sticks – the mounted meter

sticks should be parallel to the lab table • 1 lens holder that mounts on a meter stick • 2 pointers that mount on meter stick – care needs to be taken to

assure that the pointer are perpendicular to the meter stick • Holographic diffraction grating that student calibrated in the

previous activity • Unknowns are either hydrogen or helium tube

Need for practicums: 5 gallon bucket Empty aquarium Color Theory and Thin Film Interference Fliters came from Amazon Rainbow Symphony Color Filters - Color Filter Set consists of six 8" X 10" sheets - Includes Bonus Sheet of 13,500 Line/Inch Diffraction Grating