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
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Physics projects you can measure: motion, light, sound, heat, electricity and magnetism. Each project gives the materials, the steps and the calculation behind the result.
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Physics · Oscillations
Find g with a simple pendulum and a phone
Time pendulums of different lengths and get the acceleration due to gravity from a straight-line graph.
- Easy
- 1–3 hours
- Under 250
Physics · Dynamics
Test which shapes fall slowest: a parachute study
Make parachutes of different sizes and shapes and time their fall with the same load.
- Beginner
- 1 day
- Under 250
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