ARBOR SCIENTIFIC P4-2150 Air Puck Soccer Disk Instruction Manual
- June 11, 2024
- ARBOR SCIENTIFIC
Table of Contents
ARBOR SCIENTIFIC P4-2150 Air Puck Soccer Disk Instruction Manual
Contents
- Air Puck
- Instructional Guide
Required but not included:
- 4 AA batteries (P8-5600)
Recommended for Activities:
- PocketLab Voyager 2 (P4-1001)
Operation
The Air Puck glides best on hard floors or low carpet. The rubber bumper on the Air Puck helps it bounce elastically off hard barriers, such as walls or boards. To change the batteries, remove the white circular cover located underneath the Air Puck. It is held in place by the three inner most screws located near the outer edge of the solid white cover. The air puck runs on 4 “AA” batteries
Activities
Note: Some experiments recommend the use of a motion sensor. The puck will need an attached “flag” or other object for the motion sensor to sense. Take care not to block the air intake area with this object. The PocketLab Voyager 2 has motion-sensing capabilities and is even light enough to sit on top of the Air Puck, making it the ideal tool for kinematics activities.
- Newton’s First Law (Law of Inertia): Demonstrate how the puck glides smoothly in a straight line until acted on by an outside force. The usual outside force of friction is greatly reduced.
- Motion on an inclined plane: Use a motion sensor to measure the acceleration of the puck as it glides down a wide inclined plane. Compare this acceleration to calculated acceleration, and to the acceleration of other objects, such as a sliding block, rolling car, or rolling ball. Attach some mass to the puck (make sure it still glides smoothly) and repeat the measurement.
- Collisions and conservation of momentum and energy: Use two or three Air Pucks to investigate the behavior of objects in collisions. Use a motion sensor for quantitative measurements. For inelastic collisions, attach some hook-and-loop (Velcro) fastener to the bumpers.
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References
- Physics and Chemistry Science Lab Equipment – Arbor Scientific
- Physics and Chemistry Science Lab Equipment – Arbor Scientific
- AA Battery - Arbor Scientific
- Air Puck Physics Kit - Arbor Scientific
- Economy Air Track - Arbor Scientific
- Mini Air Puck, Soccer Disk - Arbor Scientific
- PocketLab Voyager 2 – Arbor Scientific