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The Experiments

1. Flashing LED - measure the acceleration of gravity
2. Reaction Time Experiment - is your measurement correct?
3. Speed of Sound - measured using a stereo microphone
4. Sound Card Oscilloscope - how to use a sound card as an oscilloscope
5. Beer Froth Experiment - replacement for radioactive decay experiment
6. Infrared Camera - turn your webcam into an IR detector
7. Statistics with Popcorn - learn statistics and eat your experiment
8. Pretzelscope - build your own electroscope
9. Planck's Constant - using LEDs
10. Thermos Bottle - Cerenkov detector
11. Photoelectric Effect - using an electroscope
12. Brownian Motion - using latex spheres and milk fat
13. Cloud Chamber - particle physics at home
14. Olive Oil - Olive Oil Fluorescence
15. Soap Film - A continuously running soap film

Demonstrations

1. Cosmic Chris - Chris counts muons
2. Rainbow Demonstration - inexpensive way to make a nice rainbow
3. Liquid Nitrogen Icecream - quick way to make ice cream
4. LED in Liquid Nitrogen - changing colors of LED in LN2

Inexpensive Instrumentation

1. Inexpensive Magnetometer - A magnetometer for less than $10?? It is possible