UM Astronomy Resources: General Physics Concepts
What follows is a list of teaching resources for use in department classes. (They are not for sale!)
Title/Name | Description | Label ID | Resource Type | Location |
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2D magnetic field demo | Transparent case with suspended iron filling | Demonstrations | CSS 0252 | |
Magnetic Field Lines Demo(1) | Plastic, fluid filled container with iron fillings in suspension allows you to slip cylindrical magnets into hole in center and see the resulting magnetic field lines. Magnetics are included in box | Demonstrations | CSS 0252 | |
Bar magnets (2) | Two sets of two bar magnets each. | Demonstrations | CSS 0252 | |
Compasses | 12 Small plastic compasses | Demonstrations | CSS 0252 | |
Donut magnet set | 2 Poles and six donut magnets. Magnets can be made to "float" one above another. | Demonstrations | CSS 0252 | |
Miscellaneous Magnet | Bar magnet in plastic case and small magnetic pieces | Demonstrations | CSS 0252 | |
Magnifying glasses | 6 Magnifying glass sets plus spare parts. | Demonstrations | CSS 0252 | |
Density demos | 3 objects of same volume but vastly different weight. Small metal bars of different materials |
Demonstrations | CSS 0252 | |
Equal mass set | 5 cylinders of same mass and different lengths | Demonstrations | CSS 0252 | |
Density blocks | Set of 10 one inch cubes of different materials | Demonstrations | CSS 0252 | |
Inertia demonstrator | Glass balls and platform kit | Demonstrations | CSS 0252 | |
Angular momentum apparatus | Long rod with slidable masses | Demonstrations | CSS 0252 | |
Newtonian demonstrator | Newtons third law and conservation of momentum, 5 steel balls suspended from strings | Demonstrations | CSS 0252 | |
Kinetic energy kit | strike metal balls together to burn hole in paper | Demonstrations | CSS 0252 | |
Michelson Morley Apparatus | Microwaves demonstration of this famous experiment; in box | Demonstrations | CSS 0252 | |
Salt Water Demo | Beakers, distilled water, crystal salt, and long thermo (250 degree celsius) | Demonstrations | CSS 0252 | |
Doppler Balls | 3 yellow balls with string and internal buzzer | Demonstrations | CSS 0252 | |
Wave Demo | Big slinky and small slinky | Demonstrations | CSS 0252 | |
Infrared: More Than Your Eyes Can See | A30 | Videos | CSS 0252 | |
Lenses and Mirrors | Explanation of basic scientific concepts related to lenses and mirrors with breaks allowing for teacher/student discussion | E13 | Videos | CSS 0252 |
Color & Light | Explanation of basic scientific concepts related to color and light with breaks allowing for teacher/student discussion | E14 | Videos | CSS 0252 |
Newtons Apple: Gravity Rockets | Explains gravity and what happens during weightlessness, explores how Newton's third law relates to rocket flight | E17 | Videos | CSS 0252 |
Newtons Apple: Newton's Laws Doppler Effect | Explains Newton's three laws of motion, explain how sound waves move | E18 | Videos | CSS 0252 |