Get Your Physics On John D. Solis, Ph.D.

The purpose of this activity is to see how light is polarized as it passes through special lenses.

The purpose of this activity is to see how sound waves will resonate in a pipe if the pipe is of
the appropriate length compared to the length of a sound wave.

The purpose of this activity is to see how the ‘thin-lens equation’ allows you to predict where
an image will be formed by a converging lens.

The purpose of this activity is to remind you of what you know about atomic transitions and
how they determine the color of gas discharges. You will also get to review the
electromagnetic spectrum.

The purpose of this activity is to measure the kinetic and potential energy at two positions of an
object moving on a low-friction ramp.

The purpose of this activity is to look at the visible result of kinetic energy being converted to
potential energy, and vice versa, on a simple ‘roller coaster toy.’