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Sun & Light in Engineering
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Use of a lever and interference of light to measure very tiny weights.
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Measure, by using a light sensor, sthe vibrational frequency of spring/mass combinations using springs of different stiffness and a graded range of masses for each spring.
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Determine whether it is an advantage to have an additional third eye-level headlight versus the two standard headlights on cars.
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Measure the quality of a photographic lens.
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Use infrared photography to measure the transmission and reflection of near-infrared light by ordinary objects in our everyday surroundings.
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Measuring the Speed of Moving Objects with Stroboscopic Photography
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Build and test a flash extender for a camera's flash attachment using a Fresnel lens.
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Find how colors represented by a CMYK (Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black) model reflects light.
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Sky Brightness and Its Effect on CCD Imaging
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Investigate how light passes through pinhole apertures of different sizes.
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The Difference Between Standard Sealed Beam Headlights and Halogen Headlights
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Which new roofing material, proposed to meet the requirements of recent California legislation, reflects the most light and reaches the lowest maximum temperature?
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Sun & Light in Psychology / Human Behavior
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The effect of different effects of lighting and time of day on testing abilities.
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Investigae whether the normal traffic light sequence (green, yellow, red), the blinking yellow sequence (green, yellow, blinking yellow, then red), or the blinking green light (green, blinking green, yellow, then red), can stop vehicles in time.
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Visual Perception Psychology
Optical Illusions
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Sun & Light in Biotechnology
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PTT Influence on Genetic Change of Human Fibroblasts and Prokaryotes Exposed to UV Light
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Sun & Light in Food Science
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Determine how brewing time affects the strength of tea, using a simple homemade electronic device that measures light absorption.
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Discover the optimum grinding time of coffee beans to make the darkest coffee within a given percolation time (by shooting a laser beam through the coffee sample and into a solar panel).
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The effect of light on the vitamin C content of juice
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Sun & Light in Earth Sciences
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Investigate how axial tilt affects how the Sun's rays strike Earth and create seasons.
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What is Lightning?
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Sun & Light in Biochemistry
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Study the ability of a glucose solution to rotate polarized light.
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Build a simple electronic device to measure light scattering in liquids, and use it to measure the effect of protease activity.
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Study the ability of a glucose solution to rotate polarized light.
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Sun & Light in Zoology
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Light Effects on Animals
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Sun & Light in Microbiology
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Light Effects on Bacteria, Algae & Fungi
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Sun & Light in Astronomy
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Sun & Solar System
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Sun & Light in Environmental Sciences
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P=Project E=Experiment
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Find out how light of different wavelengths penetrates smoke.
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Compact Flourescent Lamps or Carelessly Fouling Landfills?
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The Effect of Artificial Light on the Migration Pattern of Daphnia
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Radiation, Light & Sound Pollution
Global Warming
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Sun and Light in Electricity
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SolaRail: MagLev trains and solar cells
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Determine whether electrical energy can be generated at a reasonable efficiency by combining non-imaging optics with the Seebeck effect, to directly transform the sun's radiant heat into electricity.
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Bulbs
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Light in Electronics
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Lights & LED Circuits
Optoelectronics Devices
Ultraviolet, Infrared and Laser Light & Radiation
Light Sensors and Light Measurement
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Sun & Light in Botany
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Test the effect of temperature and light on plant's growth.
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Does Lip Gloss / Balm Increase the Ability of UV Light to Kill Yeast?
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Photosynthesis
Tropism
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Sun & Light in Physics
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How Does Color Affect Heating by Absorption of Light?
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Optics (Light)
Michelson-Morley: Detecting The Ether Wind Experiment
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Sun & Light in Renewable and Solar Energy
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Solar Cells (Photovoltaics) & Panels
Solar Appliances, Machines & Devices
Solar Cookers & Ovens
Solar Energy Cost & Efficiency
Solar Water Purification & Distillation
Solar Water Heaters & Collectors
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Sun & Light in Medicine & Human Anatomy
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Eye and Visual System Anatomy and Physiology
Eye and Visual System Disease
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Sun & Light in Chemistry
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P=Project E=Experiment
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Demonstrate how the rate of a chemical reaction can be altered by light.
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Determine how different colors of light affect the brightness of a sun-print image.
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Analysis of Water for Mercury using Light
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Chemiluminescence
Sunblocks & Sunscreens
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Sun & Light in Ecology
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Determine the effect of the use of Roundup® on the growth of genetically modified plants that are competing with weeds for food and light.
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Sun & Light Interdisciplinary Topics
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Ultraviolet, Infrared and Laser Light & Radiation
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Sun and Light in Future Science
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Anti-reflective surface treatments using nanotechnology to reduce windshield light glare.
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Useful Links
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