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Offers 47 experiments of varied difficulty on topics ranging from buoyancy to simple machines.
Science Fair Projects About the Properties of Matter: Using Marbles, Water, Ballons, and More
Sports Science Projects: The Physics of Balls in Motion
Forces and Motion Science Fair Projects: Using Water Balloons, Pulleys, and Other Stuff
Science Fair Success Using Newton's Laws of Motion
Light, Sound, and Waves Science Fair Projects: Using Sunglasses, Guitars, Cds, and Other Stuff
Janice VanCleave's Magnets: Mind-boggling Experiments You Can Turn Into Science Fair Projects
Fish Tank Physics Projects
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Elementary School
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4,
5,
6
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Determine the effects of liquid temperature on the density of the liquid and the buoyancy of an object in the liquid.
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Determine how quickly a carbonated soft drink at room temperature could be cooled to an optimum drinking temperature without diluting the liquid with ice.
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How Do Metals Compare in Conducting Heat?
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Determine what type of glass would hold out radiant heat and cold air - single pane, double pane and Low E.
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The effects of temperature on air volume
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Which materials make good insulators?
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Effect of temperature on the volume of various gases
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The effect of different insulation materials on the melting rate of ice
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The amount of heat absorbed by water at different distances from a space heater
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Does the temperature of water affect the time it takes for the water to freeze?
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The comparison of thermal conductivity of different metals
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Build a simple heat engine
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Examine the thermal properties of rubber.
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Interdisciplinary Topic: Energy
Interdisciplinary Topic: Fire
Interdisciplinary Topic: Temperature
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Middle School
- Grades
7,
8,
9
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Determining the Temperature Dependence of Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Fluid Viscosities
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Effect of temperature on the freezing time of different liquids
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Use a Calorimeter to Measure the Heat Capacity of Water
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Investigate supercooling of water: Does prior heating of water make it easier to supercool water without freezing?
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Charles's Law: Volume vs. Temperature of a Gas at Constant Pressure
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What's the Fastest Way to Cool a Soda?
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How Does Color Affect Heating by Absorption of Light?
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Determine the mixing method in a tank that achieves the final temperature the most rapidly.
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Investigate the supercooled state of water and other liquids; how it varies with different amounts and types of liquids, and its uses in our daily lives.
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What Effect Does a Solution's Temperature Have on the Duration of a Bubble Film?
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Are Good Electrical Insulators Also Good Thermal Insulators?
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Build a calorimeter and calculate food calories burned and the heat it gave off.
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Investigate the nature of turbulence produced in heated air. (Measure the properties of time variability of the refractive index distribution over the source of heat).
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Determine the temperature of the air inside a pipe by measuring the speed of sound.
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Build a steam-powered rocket boat
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Make a model of a power plant that uses steam
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Which kind of frozen liquid would melt the quickest?
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What factors affect the rate at which liquids cool down?
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Which are the best insulation materials?
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How thermoses (vacuum flasks) work?
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The effect of thickness of insulation materials on heat retention
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Explain why some tea leaves sink and some tea leaves come to the surface in boiling water.
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What material would stay with the most heat after being heated and cooled?
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Which materials transfer heat the best?
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Build a Galilean thermometer
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Which shape of ice cube melts the fastest?
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Determine if the temperature of a liquid affects its viscosity.
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Examine the factors that impact post-superheating nucleation, in which a sudden violent boiling event occurs when a liquid is heated past its boiling point.
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Interdisciplinary Topic: Energy
Interdisciplinary Topic: Fire
Interdisciplinary Topic: Temperature
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