The Physics Petting Zoo
The Physics Petting Zoo is an adjunct to the Online Physics Courses for elementary and middle school teachers, which teach the concepts of physics through hands-on activities (like the ones featured in the Physics Petting Zoo) that can be used in the classroom.
Here is a list of the stations in the University of Kentucky Physics Petting Zoo
Electricity:
1)
Make It Go circuit boards (3)(I, II) -Two boards with single circuit elements
(III) -One board with series circuit elements
2)
Visible Electric Motor3)
Electromagnet4)
DoorbellOptics:
5)
Model Camera6)
Optical Toy (cylindrical mirror)7)
Corner Mirror8)
Periscope9)
Retroscope10)
Refraction Bottle11)
Spectroscope12)
Red View / Blue View13)
The Fresnel Lens14)
+/- MirrorsMagnetism:
15)
Electromagnet16)
Doorbell17)
Magnets18)
Find the PaperclipsMechanics:
19)
Pulleys20)
Roller Coaster21)
Balancing Bird22)
Flow VisualizationPressure:
23)
Bottle Divers24)
Make a Vacuum (plunger)
Copyright 2004 Joseph P. Straley and Sally A. Shafer -- The University of Kentucky Physics Petting Zoo