Physics + Programming
Simulate projectile motion with air drag in Python
Plot real trajectories with air resistance and compare them with the textbook parabola.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
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Physics · Dynamics
Launch a water rocket and predict its range
Build a bottle rocket and find the water volume and angle that give the longest flight.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- 250–500
Physics · Optics
Measure the refractive index of water with a laser pointer
Trace a laser beam entering water at several angles and get the refractive index from Snell's law.
- Intermediate
- 1–3 hours
- Under 250
Physics · Electromagnetism
Electromagnetic braking in a copper pipe
Time a magnet falling through copper, aluminium and plastic pipes and show how eddy currents slow it.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- 250–500
Physics · Electromagnetism
Build a simple DC generator and light an LED
Wind a coil, spin magnets inside it and measure the voltage you generate.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- 250–500
Physics + Astronomy and Space
Estimate the Sun's power with a can of water
Measure how fast sunlight heats blackened water and estimate the solar constant.
- Intermediate
- 1 day
- Under 250
Physics · Optics
Measure the wavelength of a laser with a ruler
Reflect a laser at grazing angle off a steel ruler and get its wavelength from the diffraction spots.
- Intermediate
- 1–3 hours
- Under 250
Physics · Waves
Investigate standing waves on a string
Drive a stretched string with a small speaker and find how frequency depends on tension.
- Intermediate
- 1 day
- 250–500
Physics · Fluid Mechanics
Measure surface tension by counting drops
Use the drop-weight method to compare the surface tension of water, soapy water and oil.
- Intermediate
- 1 day
- Under 250
Physics · Oscillations
Study damping with a pendulum in air and water
Film a pendulum losing amplitude in air and in water and test whether the decay is exponential.
- Intermediate
- 1 day
- Under 250
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