Physics Project Ideas List
- The
effect of water on magnetism.
- Factors
affecting the swing of a pendulum
- A
comparison of friction/lubricants.
- Methods
of storing solar heat
- Effect
of length/thickness on strength
- Construction
of an accelerometer, differences between speed and acceleration
- Methods
to rapidly cool a drink
- Comparison
of light output and power consumption
- Effect
of room wall color on illumination
- Angle
of trajectory that yields the greatest distance
- Effect
of a lever/ramp on work performed and required force
- Effect
of mass on potential and kinetic energy
- Study
of energy transformations in ____________
- Transmission
of sound by different materials
- Acoustics
of various rooms
- Amplification
of sound
- Effect
of object shape on airflow
- Effect
of air resistance on falling objects
- Balancing
points of irregular shapes
- Effect
of surface area on pressure
- Effect
of light bulb wattage on heat generated
- Effect
of weathering and stretching on elasticity of a rubber band
- Effect
of tension on pitch
- Effect
of surfaces on friction
- Which
type of shoe/tire provides more traction?
- Effect
of road salt on friction
- Physiological
effects of acceleration
- Acceleration
during driving/biking
- Comparison
of different baseball bats
- Effect
of air pressure on bounce height
- Study
of precession (gyroscope/Frisbee)
- Rider
position for lowest friction (bike)
- Coupled
pendulum energy transfer
- Which
substance makes the best insulator?
- Lift
created by various airspeeds
- Study
of ping pong ball in airflow of hair dryer
- Effect
of water depth on balloon size
- Effect
of temperature on bouncing water droplets
- Factors
affecting a mass bouncing on a spring
- Bouncing
rate of a pogo stick/factors affecting
- Relationship
of size of bird in flight to period of wing motion
- Effect
of marching on bridges
- Effect
of a mute on pitch of an instrument
- Study
of frequencies present in musical notes
- Generating
current with a wire and a magnet
- Effect
of resistance on current (different wire gauges, different materials)
- Effect
of temperature on resistance of a thermistor
- Electromagnets
(factors affecting strength)
- Effects
on static electricity (different materials)
- Solar
cell current/voltage
- Conversion
of electrical energy into thermal energy
- Variations
in light bulb resistance with temperature
- Parachutes:
what shape of parachute works best
- Racing:
what types of tires provide the most traction.
- Thermodynamics:
how heat flow varies through different materials.
- Collisions:
how the force exerted during a collision varies with the weight of the
car/object.
- Energy
transformations and would like to see how the distance a spring-launched
object travels varies with the distance the spring is compressed.
- Baseball
and would like to see how the distance a ball travels is affected by the
type of bat used.
- Golf
and would like to see how the amount of energy transferred to a golf ball
is affected by the type of golf club used.
- Ice
skating: how the rate of rotation in a spin is affected by body position.
- Music:
how different notes combine or the makeup of notes on a specific
instrument.
- Guitar:
the kinds of tones produced by different types of strings/tensions.
- Flight:
how wing angle/shape affects distance traveled.