This bundle includes a blue Smart Cart, a Mini Launcher, a Wireless Smart Gate, and accessories used to perform additional experiments in mechanics. Designed for use with the Physics Lab Station: Mechanics Starter.
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Product Summary
Designed for use with the Physics Lab Station: Mechanics Starter bundle, the Physics Lab Station: Mechanics Extension bundle expands your physics toolbox, allowing students to explore topics such as statics, rotation, projectile motion, and periodic motion. It includes an additional Smart Cart for studying collisions, a Mini Launcher for firing projectiles, and a Wireless Smart Gate for timing events accurately. A variety of accessories are also included.
Real-Time Measurements
Students can use the Wireless Smart Gate and patented Smart Cart to monitor key measurements in real time, displaying them as the lab unfolds for more meaningful learning. Use the Smart Cart's built-in sensors to measure motion on or off the track, or time events with precision using the dual-beam Wireless Smart Gate. Students can also collect and compare data from multiple trials, easily apply lines of fit, and perform statistical analysis using PASCO software.
Ready-Made Mechanics Labs
This kit is complemented by a collection of ready-made experiments that can be downloaded for free from the Experiment Library. Each lab comes ready-to-use with editable student handouts, teacher answer keys, and helpful teaching tips.
Explore More Physics Phenomena
Pair this kit with any of our Physics Lab Stations to explore even more physics concepts.
Perform These Experiments
- Conservation of Momentum
- Momentum and Explosions
- Simple Pendulum
- Atwood's Machine
- Two Dimensional Motion: Projectiles
- Exploring Torque
- Exploring a Rotating System
- Exploring Physical Pendulums
What's Included
Data Collection Software
This product requires PASCO software for data collection and analysis. We recommend the following option(s). For more information on which is right for your classroom, see our Software Comparison: SPARKvue vs. Capstone »
Connectivity Options
This product can connect directly to your computer or device with the following technologies. No Interface required. See the following guide for details regarding device compatibility: Wireless Bluetooth Product Compatibility »
Buying Guide
| Required Accessories | P/N | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1x Physics Lab Station: Mechanics Starter | -- | -- |
Product Guides & Articles
Physics Lab Stations
PASCO’s Physics Lab Stations are modular equipment sets that support hands-on studies of core physics concepts, ranging from introductory investigations of Newton’s laws to advanced explorations of waves and sound. Designed for easy implementation, the Physics Lab Stations facilitate experiments across all levels of physics.
AP Physics 1 Lab Manual Overview
Authored by physics educators, the Advanced Physics 1 Lab Manual, includes fifteen guided inquiry labs that cover AP Physics 1 topics such as kinematics and dynamics, circular motion and gravitation, energy and momentum, torque, and rotational motion.
AP Physics 2 Lab Manual Overview
Authored by physics educators, the Advanced Physics 2 Lab Manual includes sixteen guided inquiry labs that cover AP Physics 2 topics such as fluid dynamics, optics, interference and diffraction, magnetic fields, electricity, RC Circuits, and Planck’s Constant.
Experiment Library Collections
Physics Lab Station: Mechanics Extension
Labs for the Physics Lab Station Mechanics Extension bundle.
View CollectionSupport Documents
| Manuals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Meter Stick Torque Mass Hanger Set Product Guide | English - 963.26 KB | |
| Mini Launcher Manual - ME-6825B | English - 2.19 MB | |
| Pendulum Clamp Manual | English - 198.19 KB | |
| Photogate Mounting Bracket Manual | English - 38.67 KB | |
| Photogate Pendulum Set Manual | English - 132.93 KB | |
| Pivot Product Guide | English - 147.95 KB | |
| Replacement Plumb Bobs Manual | English - 165.81 KB | |
| Wireless Smart Cart Manual | English - 2.16 MB | |
| Wireless Smart Gate Reference Guide | English - 893.52 KB | |
| Safety Sheets | ||
| Lithium Battery Safety Data Sheet | English - 593.56 KB | |
| Lithium Battery Safety Data Sheet | English - 566.81 KB | |
