Physics Teachers' Inventions Fair proceedings

Fair 10, Praha 2005

• Baník I., Chovancová M.: A Bit of Optics at Home, Fair 10, Praha 2005
  Some of simple experiments from geometric optics conducted with commonly available equipment.
• Burda M.: Efficiency in action, Fair 10, Praha 2005
  A description of a laboratory work focused on determining the efficiency of self-made carts.
• Dvořák L.: Physics with The Laughing Cow – or experiments with very simple equipment, Fair 10, Praha 2005
  A collection of simple experiments from the field of mechanics, oscillatory motion, acoustics and optics conducted with cheese boxes.
• Jílek M.: Practical projects in physics education, Fair 10, Praha 2005
  This contribution describes a structure of projects adequate for completion of physics lessons on high schools (demonstration: measurement of surface tension of water) and construction of Magdeburg hemispheres as a student projects.
• Koupil J.: Elastic or Inelastic Wrecking ball?, Fair 10, Praha 2005
  A simple experiment when we are trying to overturn a standing block with a pendulum, its mathematical analysis and measurement by a video recording.
• Piskač V.: Ice – The Physicist’s friend, Fair 10, Praha 2005
  A description of some water and ice anomalies and interesting demonstrative experiments – the change in volume during melting and freezing, relegation of ice, progression of freezing of water in a container, and polarization properties of ice.
• Polák Z.: Heat experiments, Fair 10, Praha 2005
  This contribution is a guide for construction of an alcohol burner and a calorimeter, utilization of a thermosesitive paper, constructing a heat engine, illustration of a function of so called heat pipe and for “weighing” of heat.
• Trzebuniak A.: Experimental Set with Many Questions II, Fair 10, Praha 2005
  Four experiments from geometric optics; students are supposed to estimate sometimes even an unexpected result.