activity based physics teaching - Prof. M. Saeed

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List of Experiments and Cost of Materials
|Serial |Experiment |Material required |Approximate |
|No | | |cost in |
| | | |Rupees |
|1 |Motion in One | | |
|Unit |dimension |2 meter long and 2cm | |
|one |1.Observing and |wide railing, a bob of |120.00 |
| |analyzing the motion |radius 1 cm, 19 cm long | |
| |of a ball on |angular railing, 5 stop | |
| |horizontal and |watches, sticking tapes | |
| |inclined planes |and a marker | |
| | |{* the cost of stop | |
| | |watches is not included | |
| | |as these are available | |
| | |in physics lab.} | |
|2. |Motion in Two |Two small steel balls of| |
|Unit |Dimension |radius 1 cm, a smooth | |
|two |1.To demonstrate and |PVC pipe 15 cm long |120.00 |
| |analyze the motion of |having a diameter of 6 -| |
| |two balls when one |8 cm, with a hole nearly| |
| |ball is released from |equals to the size of | |
| |rest and |bobs, a meter scale, a | |
| |simultaneously the |carbon paper and L - | |
| |second ball is thrown |shaped plastic or wooden| |
| |horizontally from the |piece that can easily | |
| |same height |move in the pipe. | |
|3. |Forces and Newton's | | |
|Unit |Laws | | |
|three |Inertia |A smooth tablecloth | |
| |1.To remove tablecloth|covering a table of size|X |
| |underneath the objects|50cm X 90 cm | |
| |placed on it |Objects like hard-cover | |
| |2. A block with mass |books, duster and beaker| |
| |'m' is supported by a |with half filled water |60.00 |
| |cord C from the |A wooden block of size | |
| |ceiling and a similar |6cm X 3cm X 4cm, a long | |
| |cord D is attached to |thread, hooks. | |
| |the bottom of the | | |
| |block. | | |
| | | |200.00 |
| |Action and Reaction | | |
| |1. To measure the |A piece of brick l0 cm x| |
| |action and reaction by|4cm x 4cm, or 10 kg |50.00 |
| |applying force on a |weight and Two spring | |
| |block |balances |200.00 |
| |2. Balloon jet |A balloon, thread, | |
| |To observe recoil |straw, scotch tape | |
| |force of balls |A 40cm x 40cm light | |
| | |weight wooden piece, 2 | |
| | |PVC pipes 15 cm long and| |
| | |6cm | |
| | |diameter, 3 nails 8cm | |
| | |long, ordinary rubber | |
| | |bands usually wrapped on| |
| | |news paper and match | |
| | |box, a hammer to fix the| |
| | |nails, a meter scale to | |
| | |measure the recoil and 3| |
| | |balls of different sizes| |
| | |and weights, spring | |
| | |balance with a pan and | |
| | |thread. | |
| | | | |
|4 |Application of | | |
|Unit |Newton's Laws | | |
|four |1. Static Friction | | |
| |To investigate static |A piece wooden plank | |
| |and sliding friction |20cm x 50 cm with smooth|240.00 |
| |and effects of |surface. Wooden blocks, | |
| |surface area on force |spring scale, tape or | |
| |of friction |screw-eyes | |
| |Tension in a string | | |
| | | | |
| |To find the tension in|Two equal weights, two | |
| |the string when two |cords 1.5 m long, a |600.00 |
| |equal weights are |spring balance, two | |
| |attached to the two |pulleys, screws to fix | |
| |ends of the string and|pulleys on a wooden | |
| |it passes over two |board of size 20 cm X | |
| |pulleys |40cm. | |
| | | | |
| |Equilibrium of rigid | | |
| |bodies | |300.00 |
|5. |Center of mass; |A friction less railing | |
|Unit |1.To observe and |2 cm wide and 1 meter | |
|five |analyze the effect of |long, a wedge to balance| |
| |motion of two trolleys|the plank, two trolleys,| |
| |on center of mass |and two bar magnets, | |
| |placed on a wooden |thread and scissor. | |
| |board which balanced | |300.00 |
| |on a wedge |Two tube light, two | |
| | |funnels scotch tape, | |
| |2.Rolling up hill; |wooden piece | |
| |Demonstration | | |
| | | | |
| |Conservation of | | |
| |momentum and energy. | |250.00 |
| |To find the dissipated|Tennis Balls, plastic | |
| |energy in inelastic |balls, bouncing and non | |
|6. |collision. |bouncing rubber balls, | |
|Unit | |Marbles, a stand with a | |
|six | |clamp and meter stick. |300.00 |
| | | | |
| |2. Thus Impulse equals|A 5-8 cm wide clear | |
| |change of momentum and|glass pipe or a smooth | |
| |force equals rate of |grooved ruler (30 cm), 2| |
| |change of |small smooth and almost | |
| |momentum. |weightless plastic cups,| |
| | |3 steel balls of | |
| | |different sizes, small | |
| | |wooden blocks to raise | |
| | |one end of the pipe, | |
| | |paper, masking tape to |600.00 |
| | |fix one end of pipe on | |
| |3. By releasing the |the paper. | |
| |metallic bob from | | |
| |different height along| | |
| |a track of 4 or 5 |A track with loops | |
| |loops, determine the |having a straight track | |
| |velocity of a bob that|of 80 cm long as shown | |
| |keeps it on track. |in the diagram. The |300.00 |
| | |other end of the track | |
| | |is kept horizontal. A | |
| | |bob of 2 cm diameter and| |
| |4. To measure the |a meter scale to measure| |
| |apparent weight of a |the height. | |
| |suspended object while| | |
| |it is Swinging. | | |
| | |A spring balance of 500 | |
| | |gm maximum range, 10 | |
| | |hanging masses of 50 gm | |
| | |and 80 cm long string. | |
| | | | |
|7. |Rotation of rigid | | |
|Unit |bodies | | |
|seven | |A bicycle wheel, two |1000.00 |
| |1. Demonstration of |wooden handle fixed in | |
| |Bicycle Wheel Gyro |axle of wheel | |
| |2. A CD Gyro |A CD ,string |30.00 |
| |3.Study of motion of |A toy top and