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Science for Everyone PocketLab Experiment

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A disk and a ring physical pendulum

Moment of Inertia vs. Mass

Introduction to Moment of Inertia There are numerous analogies when comparing linear and rotational motion.  At the heart of these comparisons lie the…
lidar image from the song House of Cards

How does a Rangefinder Work - Physics of Probeware

Introduction to Rangefinders Rangefinders, sometimes called motion sensors or motion detectors are commonly used in probeware, camera autofocus, and robotics…
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Moment of Inertia Challenge

Introduction to the Moment of Inertia Challenge We are going to assume that you have studied the concepts of moment of inertia and physical pendulums in your…

Middle School Science

Coffee Cup, PocketLab Air, and a Laptop

What is Cellular Respiration? (MS-LS2-3, MS-LS1-7)

    As you’re reading this, your body is doing a great many things; all controlled by your autonomic nervous systems. One of these processes is you are…
Lit candle being transferred into the container

Sensors for Forest Fires

Forest fires are a common natural disaster within western North America and pose a serious risk to many communities both nearby due to direct danger of the…
Momentum Pendulum Lab Setup

Momentum Pendulum Rides the PocketLab HotRod

The Momentum Pendulum The momentum pendulum is shown in Figure 1.  A frame (red) to hold the pendulum was printed on a 3D printer.  The STL file in included…

High School Physics

PocketLab Voyager Swing

Physics Galore with the PocketLab Swing

The PocketLab Voyager Swing The PocketLab Voyager swing, 3D printable from the accompanying .STL file, offers your physics students a way to study a plethora…
Competing Pendulums

Competing Pendulums

Competing Pendulums The two pendulums shown in Figure 1 were printed on a 3D printer.  The .STL file is included with this lesson so you can print them with…
3D Printed Simple Harmonic Motion Machine

Simple Harmonic Motion Demonstration Machine

Introduction In a well-known 1938 book entitled "Demonstration Experiments in Physics", editor Richard Sutton describes a device that produces simple harmonic…

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Kepler's Law of Equal Areas

Voyager & Ozobot: Teaming Up to Study Kepler’s Law of Equal Areas

Although there are a number of Web-based screen animations illustrating Kepler’s Law of Equal Areas, there are virtually no widespread physical demonstrations…

News

Students demo PocketLab at the Ed Games Expo

PocketLab at the Ed Games Expo: Fourth Graders Can Be Engineers Too!

Fourth grade students, high schoolers, and even the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education were putting on their engineering hats to investigate highway safety…
Total Lunar Eclipse Jan 20-21, 2019 Light Intensity Data from PocketLab Voyager

PocketLab Voyager Collects Light Intensity Data on Jan 20-21, 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse

PocketLab Voyager Total Lunar Eclipse Light Intensity Data I was fortunate enough to have a perfectly clear sky in DeKalb, Illinois to capture light intensity…
Web App Source Selection Screen Guide

PocketLab on Windows 10

Beta version of the PocketLab Web App available now The PocketLab Web App is now available on Windows 10 devices as a beta version. The PocketLab Web App…

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