List of Labs & Activities for AP Physics 1 & IB Physics SL

Unit 0: Measurement & Uncertainty [4]

Solar System Modeling
Rxn. Times Activity & Dollar Bill Demo
Design Lab #1: Think outside of the Box (D x2), (D,DCP,CE)
Unit 1: Describing Motion [4]
Hang Time Activity
Falling Lab: Do things Really Fall at 1g? (D, DCP, CE)
Unit 2: Waves & Oscillations (+ Some Opton F Communications for IB SL)
[4]
SHM Lab: What does T depend on? (DCP, CE)
Giant Slinkies & Resonance Demos
Sand Pendulae Activity
Laser & Speaker Resonance Demo
Hookes Law Lab: How well does a Rubber band, +1 thing, and Spring
obey Hookes Law? (DCP, CE)
Unit 3: Conservation Laws [4]
Friction on Meter Stick Demo
Atwoods Machine (DCP, CE)
Rocket Impulse Demo from Mr. Young & Cart Track (synced)
Pendulum of Doom Demo
Bounce vs. Stick Demo
Collisions/%KE conserved Activity
Egg Smash Project: Impulse Applications
Unit 4: All About Energy [2]
Pulleys Activity
Turbines Projects (Efciency at High and Low Speeds)
Energy Sources Projects (Possibly Move Presentations to 2nd Semester)
Unit 5: Thermal Physics [3]
Specic Heat Activity
Latent Heat Activity- ICE
Latent Heat Design Lab- Design a Lab Investigating one factor about L or
Cp for a substance. (D, DCP)
Wiggling Molecules Demo Outside!
How much does my bike weigh? Pressure Activity
Unit 6: Orbits & Rotational Dynamics [3]
Coke Can Gravity Activity
NASA J-Track 3D Activity
Stopper Lab: How is orbital velocity related to radius for constant
Centripetal Force? (DCP, CE)
Torque Lab: How does Torque relate to alpha? (DCP, CE)
Unit 7: Electricity & Magnetism (+ Option C for IB SL) [5]
Ohms Law Activity (Groups w/ different devices)
Home Energy Audit
Horsepower/efciency of Motor Activity: Does a Motor have the same
efciency at all operating voltages? (DCP, CE)
B-Field of Wire & Solenoid demos with Magnet
B-Field of a Magnet Activity (DCP, CE)
Unit 8: Radiation (Nuclear and Atomic-Light Spectrum, Nuke Plants)[3]
Dice Rolling Exponential Decay Activity
Alpha Decay Virtual Simulation PhET Activity
Geiger Counter Demos! (Get a Geiger Counter)
Power= Intensity x Area Solar Panels Activity?? (Voltage vs. Angle)
Emissivity Demos with Heating Rates (Black House vs. White) Under light
Unit 9: Applications & Review [whatever is left!]
IB Will Finish Options & Any Remaining Topic 8 Details
IB & AP Will do a Practice Test in Class! [40% of nal]
Groups will Jigsaw the Unit Reviews in Class [Last Quiz Grade]
2 Take-home Practice Tests [complete and grade for 25% of nal]
Sitting for the Test is Completion Credit [25% of nal] or a graded written
nal in class if not taking/want to increase grade.
Evaluation/Feedback assignment in class for last days . . .Juniors=Movie