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Elementary School - Grades 4-6
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P=Project E=Experiment
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Test if a faster water flow and a resulting faster waterwheel will also pull an object faster
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Pull a car with water power
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Build and demonstrate your own hydroelectric (water-powered) generator.
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How Does Water Height Affect the Output of a Turbine?
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Using Hydropower to Lift a Load
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Hydropower Experiments, Projects & Background Information
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Middle School - Grades 7-9
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What level of slope can produce the most amount of electricity in a mini hydroelectric plant.
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Find out whether it is possible to generate energy from the power of waves by using a shake-powered flashlight.
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Build a turbine that will be able to harness the energy of a simulated ocean current to power a light bulb.
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Build a model tidal barrage or dam and investigate how the size of the tunnel affects the speed of rotation.
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How Reservoir Height Affects Hydroelectric Power Production
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Determine if any locations along the coasts of the United States are appropriate for building wave energy power systems.
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Test salinity gradient power (blue energy)
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Prove that when looking at the power available in a wave, the height of the wave has a greater contribution than the period of the wave.
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Generate electricity by evaporating water using a Classic Drinking Bird
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Ocean wave energy converted to electricity
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Generate electricity by harnessing some of the kinetic energy of water flowing through a 1 1/4 inch pipe.
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Simulate a wave energy buoy using magnets and springs that would generate electricity by converting wave energy to electrical energy.
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Determine if a vortex of spinning water would provide more kinetic energy than a laminar flow of water and would therefore increase electrical power output in a hydroelectric dam.
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Ice Expansion Generators: A Powerful New Source of Renewable Energy
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Prove that smaller waves produce more electricity.
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The effects of wave amplitude and frequency on the amount of electricity that can be produced by a water wave generator.
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Hydropower Experiments, Projects & Background Information
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High School - Grades 10-12
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Water turbine gear ratio that delivers the optimum efficiency
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Extracting Energy From Phase Shift in Water
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Test whether a hydrogen peroxide powered Tesla turbine has more energy than a battery of the same weight.
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The Effect of the Density of Water on the Wattage Output of an Hydroelectric Generator
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Describe alternative energy sources and outline advantages and disadvantages of any source.
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Build a Kelvin Water Dropper.
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Which type of natural energy source is more efficient - a hydroelectric dam or a wind turbine.
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Hydropower Experiments, Projects & Background Information
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Useful Links
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R=Resource
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Science Fair Projects Resources
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Water Energy Resources
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Renewable Energy Resources
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Solar Energy (Cells & Panels) Resources
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Electricity Basics
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Electronics Tutorials and Circuits
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Citation Guides, Style Manuals, Reference
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Electrical Safety
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The Solar Car Book
A complete kit for making a cool solar racecar.
Everything is included: wheels, axles, motors, wires and a genuine one-volt solar cell.
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