1999 AAPT Apparatus Competition Entries and Winners
See who entered what and who won in the annual contest. |
Electrostatic Machines
Construction details and history of the classic electrostatic generators. Very detailed and descriptive site, with pictures and directions for a wide variety of generators. |
HowStuffWorks: How Hydraulic Cranes Work
Animations and photos show how these cranes are able to lift thousands of pounds using hydraulics, and how these machines are operated. |
NC State Physics Demonstrations Collection
Comprehensive set of physics demonstration sites. |
Physical Science Demonstrations
For use by qualified science educators only. Some have inherent safety problems that must be provided for. |
Physics Demonstration Lab
School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel aviv University. Demonstrations available at the school, and related links. |
Physics Demonstration Videos and Computer Simulation Sites
Provides short video clips of physics experiments and gives links to web sites containing computer simulations that mirror the movies. Also includes references to other simulation sites. |
Physics Demonstrations - Introduction
Physics demonstrations, descriptions, discussions of the physics, and hazards to avoid. Groupings are light, magnetism, electricity, sound, heat, and motion. |
Physics Demonstrations at CWRU
Hundreds of physics demonstrations at Case Western Reserve University illustrating concepts in measurement, mechanics, optics, fluids, waves, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics. |
Physics Demos and Science Exhibit Designs
Links to useful demo sites, descriptions of dangerous and not-so-dangerous electrical demonstrations, and some unusual scientific projects. |
Physics Lecture Demonstrations, a Compilation
Lecture demonstrations for physics courses, compiled and annotated by Dr. Donald Simanek. Reads like a storybook. |
PIRA 200 Demo List
A collection of 200 physics demos believed by professionals to be essential in teaching about the most common physics phenomena. Demos are sorted by topic and illustrated. |
PIRA 200, the Top 200 Most Popular Physics Demonstrations
Contains a descriptive list of the 200 most common and most used physics demonstrations, as determined by a large committee of physics instructors and lab managers. |
PIRA Physics Demonstration Bibliography
This demonstration bibliography contains about 7500 entries including all of Sutton, Freier & Anderson, Meiners, Hilton, AJP, The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations, the Minnesota Demonstration Handbook, a few articles from the Physics Teac |
PIRT
Arizona State University physics and astronomy demonstrations. |
Pre-College Demonstration Book List
Annotated list of books for physics and physical science demonstrations as well as science fair projects. |
Static Generator, Electrical Demonstration
How to make and use a frictional static electricity generator which makes HUGE sparks. Also, links to other electricity demos on the internet. |
Tarzan Swing
Tarzan (a water balloon) is swinging on a thread which is cut by a hot wire mid-flight; students must project Tarzan safely through a hole surrounded by pins. |
TOPS Science
TOPS Learning Systems, a nonprofit educational publisher, dedicated to making inexpensive, creative, hands-on science and math available everywhere. |
U.C. Berkeley Physics Lecture Demonstrations
Grouped by physics topic. Images and movies are available in some cases. |
University of Oregon Physics Demonstration Catalog
A large collection of online demonstrations that illustrate a variety of physical concepts. |
