Re: [Phys-l] outdoor experiments

[Ken Fox <physicsfox23@gmail.com>]

Observe cars starting from a stop light, or just passing by, to plot d=t
graphs......causes a lot of paranoia. ;-)
Use a car and force scales to do F = ma
Use a bicycle to examine stopping distance as a function of tire pressure.
Bicycle riding in a circle and measure angle of lean vs speed and radius.
Speed of sound with echos from a wall of a loud noise or time to hear a
distant but visible clank
Sound wave interference from two monotonic sources.
Polarization of sky light....fun to observe, not so sure of experimentation
Absorption of solar energy by water ...time, color of receptacle, angle of
sun....

There are a few.....nothing electrical....

Ken Fox

On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 4:10 AM, roberto <roberto03@gmail.com> wrote:

> hello,
> i am a physics and math high school teacher;
> thanks for this excellent mail list !
>
> i'd like to ask you information about possible outdoor experiments you
> do or have done in the past;
> by outdoor experiments i mean a wide range of experimentations that
> can be carried outside and not simply inside a lab; i think it may be
> fun and engaging to study the behavior of some physic system taken as
> it is and not artificially reproduced in a lab;
>
> of course, it may be only a preliminary phase, since many experiments
> should also be carried inside the lab as always;
>
> if it is not really clear what i mean, just tell me and i'll reply
>
> thank you in advance
> --
> roberto
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