Collegiate Academies Physics Unit 1
Newton's Second Law of Motion
Dry Ice
Race track setup (straight or circular track) made with Tape
Stopwatch or timer
Measuring tape or ruler
One cart
One spring scale
100g mass
500 gram mass
8 timers
Masking Tape
Momentum
Air tracks or 2 meter sticks (per group)
Balls of varying types and sizes (2–3 of each: baseballs, softballs,
golf balls, racquet balls, etc.)
Masking tape
Weights of Various Sizes
Explore Lab
3 Metersticks (per group)
1 Golf ball or similarly sized sphere
between 30 g and 100 g (per
group)
1 Cup (plastic or paper) large
enough to catch and hold a golf
ball (per group)
3 Quarters (per group)
2 Stopwatches (per group)
2 Rods, wooden, 70 cm to 100 cm
long, of equal diameter (per group)
1 Scale, digital (per group)
1 Board, 100 cm x 15 cm (per
group)
6 Book, hardback (per group)
Reusable
3 Metersticks (per group)
1 Golf ball or similarly sized sphere
between 30 g and 100 g (per
group)
1 Cup (plastic or paper) large
enough to catch and hold a golf
ball (per group)
3 Quarters (per group)
2 Stopwatches (per group)
2 Rods, wooden, 70 cm to 100 cm
long, of equal diameter (per group)
1 Scale, digital (per group)
1 Board, 100 cm x 15 cm (per
group)
6 Book, hardback (per group)
3 Sheets of standard typing
paper (per group)
10 Drinking straws (per
group)
15 Popsicle sticks (per group)
1 m of String (per group)
1 m of Masking tape (per
group)
5 Rubber bands (per group)
1 30 cm x 30 cm Standard
cardboard piece (per group)
5 Cotton balls (per group)
5 Marshmallows (per group)
1 Raw Egg (per group)