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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
Gives instructions for and explains the principles behind a variety of simple physics experiments.
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Middle School
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7,
8,
9
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Measure the speed of rotation of a radiometer and test how the speed varies as the light intensity varies.
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Investigate whether different frequencies of light contain different amounts of energy.
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Why is The Sky Blue
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What film speed is most tolerant to light?
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What ophthalmic lenses best absorb ultraviolet light?
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Determine whether the average number of calories produced by each 1.25 inch mirror tile in a concentrating solar array would remain constant as the size of the array was changed.
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Learn whether the denstiy of a liquid medium would affect the way it refracts light.
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Determine if photons in sunlight exhibit detectable mass properties when striking a mechanical detector.
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Determine the effect of sugar concentration on the index of refraction (IOR) of sugar solutions
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Can Fiber Optic Wire Light a Home?
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At What Angle Does Refracted Light Create a Mirage?
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Spectral Lines Emitted by Noble Gases
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Diffractive Bending of Laser Beams Around Objects
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Find out whether the distance between double-slits in a slide would affect the resulting interference fringes the same way with a piece of glass placed in front of one slit.
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Polarimetry: Measuring the Optical Activity of Sugars
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The Burning Mirror of Archimedes: A Weapon of Mast Destruction?
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Determine what properties of mediums affect the light reflection, refraction and intensity of different liquids.
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Will high frequency plasma affect infrared spectrum viewing?
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Follow in the steps of Newton, Herschel and Ritter and discover the spectrum of light
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Repeat Herschel's infrared experiment
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Hand-drawn holograms
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Build a stereoscope to see in three dimensions (3D) a solid body
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Which objects or substances are best at blocking out ultraviolet rays?
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How does sugar density affect the index of refraction of water?
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Investigate what do lasers go through?
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Will the light intensity behave as stated by the Inverse Square Law?
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Physics of Color Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Interdisciplinary Topic: Sun & Light
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High School
- Grades
10,
11,
12
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Build a Laser-Based Device to Weigh Small Masses
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An Innovative Method for Observing Frustrated Total Internal Reflection (FTIR)
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Investigate, Measure and Calculate the Refraction and Total Internal Reflection of an Optical Fiber Telecommunication Cable
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Using a Laser to Measure the Speed of Light in Jello
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Measuring the Speed of 'Light' with a Microwave Oven
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Determine if the densities of different materials change the speed of light
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Effects of Temperature and Solute Concentration on Index of Refraction
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Enhance the effectiveness of an Michelson interferometer by submerging the reference mass in liquid.
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A Novel Approach to the Design and Engineering of Anchor Lights with LED's to Increase Efficiency
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A Study of the Mysterious Nature of Light
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Determining the Type of Particle in an Air Sample by Using Laser Light Scattering
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The Spectrum Intensity and Its Relationship to Temperature
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Determine the effect of temperature on a liquid's refraction of light.
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Build a van Leeuwenhoek Microscope
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Build a stereoscopic microscope
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Build a glass-sphere microscope
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Follow in the steps of Thomas Young and perform the double slit experiment
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How do different obstacles affect radio waves?
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Find out which is affected greater by changes in temperature - fiber optic cable or copper wire?
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Physics of Color Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Interdisciplinary Topic: Sun & Light
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