Measurement
PIRA classification 1A
1A10. Basic Units
1A10.10 Basic Unit Set Show a clock with a second sweep, meter and yard sticks, and kilogram and pound mass. 1A10.20 Standard Masses Show students a 1 lb mass and a 1 kg mass. 1A10.21 Standard Mass Set Show a sets of calibrated weights. 1A10.30 Standard Meter Put out a Standard Meter. 1A10.31 Precision Gauge Blocks, Hoke Show a sets of calibrated Hoke measuring blocks that are precision gauged for measuring thickness. 1A10.36 1 "nsec" Cut a length of meter stick to equal the distance light travels in one nsec. (0.29 m) 1A10.40 Clocks Set out a timer with a one second sweep, an hour glass, a metronome, etc. 1A10.45a WWV Signal, Phone Put out a phone and call WWV to listen to the signal. 1A10.45b WWV Signal, Web Punch-up http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/stations/wwv.html 1A10.48 Orrery Get the Orrery from Astronomy to show sidereal time. 1A10.49 Sidereal Time Two clocks on permanent display show Greenwich and Sidereal time. 1A10.50 One Liter Cube Put out a one liter wood cube that has cm square rules on one face. 1A10.55 Mass, Volume, and Density Compare wood and aluminum cubes, each with 10 cm sides, (equal volume). Compare a 10 cm aluminum cube with a 10 cm sq x 4 cm lead block (equal mass). Compare a is cm aluminum cube with a 10 cm sq x 4 cm aluminum block (equal density). 1A10.60a Avogadro's Number Box A cube with sides of 28.2 cm has a volume of 22.4 l at STP. 1A10.60b Avogadro's Number Box A 22.4 liter box to represent the volume of one mole at STP. 1A10.65 Mole Samples Show mole samples of carbon, iron, copper, zinc, etc. 1A10.70 Density Samples One kg samples of lead, aluminum, water, wood each have 5 cm square bases. A one meter frame shows the size of approximately 1 kg of air. 1A10.90 Misc. Epuipment Balances, Spring Scales, Pendulums, and weights
1A20. Error and Accuracy
- 1A20.10 Gaussian Collision Board
- 1A20.10a Gaussian curve: Probability Board
- 1A20.20 Coin Flip
- 1A20.25 2 6-Sided Dice
- 1A20.31 Contact Time Measurement
- 1A20.40 Calipers
- 1A20.41a Calipers, Vernier
- 1A20.41b Calipers, Vernier (Model)
- 1A20.41c Calipers, Spherometer
- 1A20.41d Calipers, Micrometer
- 1A20.51 Lead Ping Pong Ball and Foam Chunk
- 1A20.60a Reaction Time
- 1A20.60b Reaction Time, Two button
- 1A20.60c Reaction Time
1A30. Coordinate Systems'
- 1A30.10 XYZ Axes
- 1A30.15 Non-Orthogonal Frames
- 1A30.21 Euler's Angles
- 1A30.22 Euler's Angles - MITAC gyro model
- 1A30.30 Polar Coordinates
- 1A30.35 Radian and Steradian, Models
- 1A30.40 Chalkboard Globe
1A40. Vectors
- 1A40.13 Components of a Vector
- 1A40.15 Project Components of a Vector
- 1A40.20 Force Board
- 1A40.25 Tinker Toys
- 1A40.30 Vector Addition
- 1A40.35 Vector Subtraction
- 1A40.40 Foucault Pendulum
- 1A40.50 Vector Displacement
- Frames Reference; Show 30min B/W Movie "Frames Reference"
- Rotating Reference Frames; Show old film loop (converted to DVD or Tape)
- Skylab: Reference Frames; Show old film loop (converted to DVD or Tape)
1A50. Math Topics
- 1A50.10 Radian
- 1A50.30 Sine, Cosine, and Circle Linkage
1A60. Scaling
- 1A60.10 Powers of Ten; "Powers of Ten" is a 13min movie, covering scales from the universe to sub-atomic.
- 1A60.40 Scaling Cube
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