Advanced Placement / Physics

Rotational Dynamics

In this lab, students use rotary motion sensors to determine the mathematical relationship between torque, rotational inertia, and angular acceleration...

Advanced Placement / Physics

Rotational Statics

In this lab, students use a force sensor and tension protractor to demonstrate that the sum of the forces acting on an object in static translational equilibrium...

Advanced Placement / Physics

Periodic Motion: Mass And Spring

In this lab, students will use a motion sensor to determine the physical properties that affect the period of oscillation of a hanging mass and spring...

Advanced Placement / Physics

Simple Pendulum

In this lab, students will use a photogate and pendulum to determine the physical properties of a simple pendulum that affect its period. Then, students...

Advanced Placement / Physics

DC Circuits

In this lab, students will use a voltage–current sensor and an AC/DC electronics laboratory to construct simple resistor circuits with resistors in series...

High School / Environmental Science

Determining Soil Quality

In this lab, students use carbon dioxide, conductivity, and pH sensors to determine the quality of different soil samples.

High School / Environmental Science

Water Treatment

In this lab, students will model several water treatment methods. Then they will use pH, conductivity, and turbidity sensors to assess the effectiveness...

High School / Environmental Science

Freshwater Quality Monitoring

In this lab, students assess the local water quality using measurements from pH, conductivity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity sensors.

High School / Environmental Science

Water and pH

In this lab, students will investigate the conductivity and pH of local water sources before determining the buffering capacity of each sample using a...

High School / Environmental Science

Respiration of Germinating Seeds

In this lab, students will monitor the respiration rate of germinating seeds in different conditions. Then, they'll analyze their data as it pertains to...

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