High School Virtual Physics Lab is a complete set of 24 iPad-based labs for high school physics. In addition to a 3D simulation that produces realistic data, each lab includes introductory videos, background theory, experimental procedure, analysis and reporting tools, pre-lab quizzes, post-lab questions, and teacher support materials. These labs can serve as replacements for hands-on labs, especially when equipment is not available, or as supplements to hands-on labs. They are also a suitable option for students in distance learning situations.
TEACHER SUPPORT MATERIALS
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High School
Virtual Physics Lab Apps
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 FREE NEWTON'S SECOND LAW OF MOTION Use a laboratory cart to investigate the relationships between the force applied to an object and the mass and acceleration of the object. |
 ADDITION OF FORCE VECTORS Uses a force table to investigate the vector addition of forces. |
 ARCHIMEDES’ PRINCIPLE Use a laboratory balance, metal samples, water, and alcohol to investigate Archimedes’ Principle, and to determine the mass densities of solids and fluids. |
 CENTRIPETAL FORCE Use a centripetal force apparatus to investigate the relationships between the centripetal force on an object and the mass, velocity, and radius of revolution of the object. |
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 CONSERVATION OF ENERGY Use a spring-mass system to investigate the conservation of mechanical energy. |
 GAS LAWS Use a syringe, masses, a thermometer, a hotplate, and a water and ice bath to investigate Boyle’s Law and Charles’s Law. |
 HOOKE'S LAW Use a spring-mass system to investigate the relationship between the force acting on a spring and the resulting change in length of the spring. |
 IMAGE FORMATION USING LENSES Use an optical bench to determine the focal length of a converging lens and to investigate the relationship between the object distance and the image distance. |
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 MOMENTUM AND IMPULSE Uses a laboratory cart to investigate the relationship between the impulse exerted on a constant mass and the resulting change in the momentum of the mass. |
 MOTION OF A PENDULUM Use a mass on a string to investigate the relationships between the mass, length, amplitude, and period of oscillation of a pendulum. |
 OHM’S LAW Use a resistor, a power supply, a voltmeter, and an ammeter to investigate the relationships between the voltage, current, and resistance in a circuit. |
 REFLECTION OF LIGHT Use a plane mirror to investigate the relationships between object and image distances and angles of incidence and reflection. |
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 REFRACTION OF LIGHT Use a refraction cell and a ray box to investigate Snell’s Law of Refraction, total internal reflection, and the critical angle of refraction. |
 SERIES AND PARALLEL CIRCUITS Use resistors, a power supply, a voltmeter, and an ammeter to investigate the effective resistances of circuits with resistors in series, in parallel, and in combinations of series and parallel components. |
 SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION Use a spring-mass system to investigate relationships between the spring constant, mass, amplitude of oscillation, and period of oscillation for a mass on a spring. |
 SPECIFIC HEAT OF A METAL Use a calorimeter to measure the specific heat of a metal. |
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 WORK AND MECHANICAL ENERGY Use a laboratory cart to investigate the relationship between the work done on an object and the change in kinetic energy of the object. |
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Developed by Polyhedron Learning Media, Inc. and distributed in conjunction with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Copyright © 2013 by Polyhedron Learning Media, Inc. All rights reserved.
Funding for this project was provided under contract number ED-IES-11-C-0029 by the Institute of Education Sciences
in the U.S. Department of Education through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.