Physics Lab Station: Fluids
Labs that can be completed using the Physics Lab Station Fluids bundle.
Grade Level: Advanced Placement • High School
Subject: Physics
Activities
01) Hydrostatic Pressure
Students use a pressure sensor to measure the static pressure at different depths in a column of water and use their data to determine the mathematical relationship between static pressure and depth in a fluid.
02) Buoyant Force
Students use the Smart Cart force sensor to measure the buoyant force on a metal cylinder lowered into a fluid and then determine the relationship between the buoyant force on a submerged object and a) its volume and b) the weight of the fluid displaced by the submerged object.
03) Boyle's Law
Students use a pressure sensor and a syringe to determine the inverse proportionality between the pressure and volume of an enclosed gas.
