Basic Idea:
What: | How Many: | Where: | |
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Vernier Dynamics Tracks (see Vernier hardware photos below!) |
1 | non-Majors storeroom, on top of the shelves | |
Vernier Cart without plungers | 1 | non-Majors storeroom, shelf E5 | |
Vernier Cart mass (rectangular) - 500 g Only need 4 mass blocks at most! |
1 for ½ the tracks; see Notes |
non-Majors storeroom, shelf E5 | |
Vernier Screw and wingnut (attaches mass to cart) |
1 for each cart mass |
non-Majors storeroom, shelf E5 | |
Vernier Cart Picket Fence (used as cart flag) |
1 | non-Majors storeroom, shelf E5 | |
Vernier Track Bumper | 1 | non-Majors storeroom, shelf E5 | |
Soft foam padding (cushions track bumper) |
1 | non-Majors storeroom, shelf E5 | |
Pasco Photogate bracket (not the Vernier bracket!) (attaches photogate head to track!) |
1 | non-Majors storeroom, shelf F4 | |
Pasco short photogate mounting screw (attaches photogate head to bracket! See photo below) |
1 | non-Majors storeroom, shelf BB4 (in small plastic bag in box with accessory photogates) | |
Pasco Photogate timer and power brick 3rd generation ONLY! Preferred over 4th/5th/6th generation photogates!! See Notes. |
1 | non-Majors storeroom, shelf BB4 or 151 Lab | |
Knife edge clamp | 1 | non-Majors storeroom, shelf C2 | |
0.5-m Meterstick | 1 | non-Majors Storeroom, shelf AA4 | |
30 m measuring tape | 1 | non-Majors storeroom, shelf AA4 | |
The following may already be in the lab if this experiment follows the Free Fall experiement |
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Small bench clamp Black clamps only; the gray ones don't hold tight! |
1 | non-Majors storeroom, shelf C4 | |
Short Steel Rod (10 mm x 25 cm) | 1 | non-Majors storeroom, shelf A3 | |
The Following is Used for an Instructor Demo | |||
Old wood inclined plane | 1 | non-Majors storeroom, shelf R1 |
Vernier Hardware (photos courtesy Vernier Software & Technology) | |
Vernier Cart (w/plunger) | |
Vernier Cart (w/o plunger) | |
Vernier cart mass, screw & wingnut | |
Vernier Cart Picket Fence | |
Vernier Dynamics Track, adjusting legs & Adjustable End Stop |
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Revised: 11 Jul 2024 | Canton, NY 13617 |