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Elementary School - Grades 4-6
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Test which drink would make a car go the fastest by putting a nitro tablet inside the drink
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How the different types of gears work and what gears are used for.
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The Aerodynamic Drag of Several Basic Vehicle Shapes
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Build a solar toy car and explain its operation.
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How brakes work?
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What do you know about cars?
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Interdisciplinary Topic: Transportation
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Middle School - Grades 7-9
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Find out the most efficient speed at which to run a Light Electric Vehicle (LEV).
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What Type of Motor Oil Will Cause the Least Amount of Friction?
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Determine the effect of tire pressure on gasoline consumption.
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Research the effectiveness of rubberized asphalt as a traffic noise mitigation measure.
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The effects of temperature and high speed air on the force applied on a stock car
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The Difference Between Standard Sealed Beam Headlights and Halogen Headlights
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What Type of Fuel Has the Greatest Energy per Unit Mass?
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Nitrogen: The Tire Gas of the Future
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Demonstrate Newton's Third Law of Motion by a rocket car with escaping air as the action force
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How does the height of a ramp affect potential energy of a car?
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Determine which model car will travel the furthest when released from a ramp.
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Build a solar toy car and explain its operation.
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Why we need hydrogen cars?
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Determine if car exhaust has a detrimental effect on seedlings and germination rate.
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The Effect of Spring Resistance on Speed of a Remote Control Car
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The effect of the holes' size on the bottom of a hovercraft of the hovercraft's speed.
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Explore possible future cars
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Build an amphibious car.
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The effect of weight placement on a car racing down a slope
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Interdisciplinary Topic: Transportation
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High School - Grades 10-12
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Tailgate Efficiency in Relation to Vehicular Aerodynamics
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Heat Stress From Enclosed Vehicles: Moderate Ambient Temperatures Cause Significant Temperature Rise in Enclosed Vehicles.
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The Physics of Car Safety
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Demonstrate that a driver's behavior can be influenced by the presence of surveillance cameras.
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The Effects of the Lunar Cycle on Rates of Fatal Car Accidents
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Propane vs. Gasoline
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The Effect of Suspensions on a Car's Vertical Acceleration
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Investigate the stopping distance required by moving vehicles when a retarding force acts on them
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Build a solar toy car and explain its operation.
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Find out whether the level of Carbon Monoxide (CO) emitted from car warm-up is hazardous to health.
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What are hybrid cars?
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Explore Automotive Seat Design
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A deterministic computer simulator for PRT (Personal Rapid Transit) networks
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Intelligent Intersections in Various Vehicle Traffic Networks and the Resulting Changes in Network Efficiency
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Interdisciplinary Topic: Transportation
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Useful Links
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Science Fair Projects Resources
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Aviation Resources
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Citation Guides, Style Manuals, Reference
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Safety Resources
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Engineering Science Fair Books
    
    
    
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