Demonstrations
Demonstrations Links
- PIRA 200 Demo List A collection of 200 physics demos believed by professionals to be essential in teaching about the most common physics phenomena. Demos are sorted by topic and illustrated.
- NC State Physics Demonstrations Collection Comprehensive set of physics demonstration sites.
- Static Generator, Electrical Demonstration How to make and use a frictional static electricity generator which makes HUGE sparks. Also, links to other electricity demos on the internet.
- Physics Demonstrations - Introduction Physics demonstrations, descriptions, discussions of the physics, and hazards to avoid. Groupings are light, magnetism, electricity, sound, heat, and motion.
- Physics Summer Institute An intensive short course devoted to implementing lecture demonstrations in teaching physics at every level of education.
- Iowa State University Physics and Astronomy Lecture Demonstrations Demonstrations and videos from ISU. Includes demonstrations on mechanics, heat, light, and electricity and magnetism.
- Jearl Walker Discusses the Flying Circus Reflects on successes and failures doing the 'bed of nails' trick, and tells how to get videotapes of some of his shows.
- Physics Demonstrations and Science Exhibits Part of Bill Beaty's amateur scientist pages. Includes many links to his and other demonstration sources.
- Electrostatic Machines Construction details and history of the classic electrostatic generators. Very detailed and descriptive site, with pictures and directions for a wide variety of generators.
- PIRA 200, the Top 200 Most Popular Physics Demonstrations Contains a descriptive list of the 200 most common and most used physics demonstrations, as determined by a large committee of physics instructors and lab managers.
- Physical Science High School Activities Combination physical science demonstrations/lessons most appropriate for high school students, but adaptable to all ages.
- Physics Lecture Demonstrations, a Compilation Lecture demonstrations for physics courses, compiled and annotated by Dr. Donald Simanek. Reads like a storybook.
- Physics Demos and Science Exhibit Designs Links to useful demo sites, descriptions of dangerous and not-so-dangerous electrical demonstrations, and some unusual scientific projects.
- Tabletop Earthquakes A demonstration of seismology for teachers and students that can be used to augment lessons in earth science, physics, math, social studies, and geography.
- Tarzan Swing Tarzan (a water balloon) is swinging on a thread which is cut by a hot wire mid-flight; students must project Tarzan safely through a hole surrounded by pins.
- Industrial Electrostatics Demonstrations The project described at this web page was undertaken to develop a set of demonstrations having clear relevance to manufacturing and commercial operations. Some of these demonstrations should also serve to augment the science teacher's or hobbyist's bag of tricks by making it easier to reinforce the relationship between basic principles and practical situations.
- Physics Demonstrations at CWRU Hundreds of physics demonstrations at Case Western Reserve University illustrating concepts in measurement, mechanics, optics, fluids, waves, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics.
- Pre-College Demonstration Book List Annotated list of books for physics and physical science demonstrations as well as science fair projects.
- Using Liquid Nitrogen to Make Ice Cream It makes good ice cream for two reasons: 1) The mix freezes very quickly, so you get small crystals and a very creamy texture. 2) The evaporating LN2 aerates the mixture, so it doesn't end up as a frozen lump.
- Physical Science Demonstrations For use by qualified science educators only. Some have inherent safety problems that must be provided for.
- Physics Demonstration Lab School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel aviv University. Demonstrations available at the school, and related links.
- The Technical Physics Video Series A series of 80 QuickTime digital video clips suitable for use in technical physics courses. These movies are also suitable for introductory physics courses at the high school and college level because they use technology to demonstrate basic physics principles.
- Physics of Everyday Life Demonstrations and Activities Product of a workshop which focused on five key physical concepts: Newton's laws of motion, Bernoulli's equation, the 1st law of thermodynamics, Ohm's law, and Faraday's induction law. Through a demonstration and discussion format, the participants found ways to introduce and develop these topics.
- Remote Controlled Lab - Diffraction of Electrons Control an electron tube with a web browser and watch electrons being diffracted. Parameters: acceleration voltage. Requirements: Java and JavaScript capable web browser.
- Physics Demonstration Resources On-Line for Science Educators This is a must-see site for physics educators interested in developing demonstrations. Provides links to many colleges' demo resources.
- Cool General Science Labs and Activities Simple labs appropriate for introductory science classes.
- HowStuffWorks: How Hydraulic Cranes Work Animations and photos show how these cranes are able to lift thousands of pounds using hydraulics, and how these machines are operated.
- 1999 AAPT Apparatus Competition Entries and Winners See who entered what and who won in the annual contest.
- TOPS Science TOPS Learning Systems, a nonprofit educational publisher, dedicated to making inexpensive, creative, hands-on science and math available everywhere.
- PIRA Physics Demonstration Bibliography This demonstration bibliography contains about 7500 entries including all of Sutton, Freier & Anderson, Meiners, Hilton, AJP, The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations, the Minnesota Demonstration Handbook, a few articles from the Physics Teacher, and listings of the PIRA 200, PIRA 500, and PIRA 1000 demonstrations.
- University of Oregon Physics Demonstration Catalog A large collection of online demonstrations that illustrate a variety of physical concepts.
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