Sample Demonstration

Description: A one or two sentence description of the demonstration.

Followed by a more elaborate description

Cautions: Safety measures that should be taken. Notes of fragile equipment.

Concepts demonstrated:


Equipment:

Setup Time: Short, Medium or Lengthy - Includes time to get equipment together in the Demos room, and time required in the lecture hall.

Difficulty/Commitment: Straightforward, Medium or Involved - How much effort is required on the presenter's part.

Visibility: Size of apparatus, and whether or not a video display is necessary.


Related demonstrations:

References: PIRA number (Physics Instructional Resources Association)
Video Encyclopedia Disc/Chapter - if the demonstration is one of the 600 or so included in the Video Encyclopedia
other references, from the standard demonstration handbooks, or the literature. sometimes there will be a link here to a more extensive discussion


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