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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Aerospace Engineering + Physics
Make a model wind tunnel and test shapes
Build a small wind tunnel from a fan and straws and compare the drag of different shapes.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- 500–1,000
Civil Engineering + Physics
Build and load-test a spaghetti bridge
Design a truss bridge from dry spaghetti and glue, then load it until it fails and compute its efficiency.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
Electrical Engineering + Physics
Build a simple electric motor and measure its speed
Wind a coil motor with a paper-clip cradle and test how turns and magnets change its speed.
- Easy
- 1 day
- Under 250
Mechanical Engineering + Physics
Build a mousetrap car and maximise its distance
Power a car with one mousetrap spring and tune the lever and wheels for distance.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- 250–500
Environmental Science + Physics
Compare the energy use of bulbs
Measure the brightness and heat of LED, CFL and filament bulbs and calculate the yearly cost of each.
- Easy
- 1–3 hours
- 250–500
Physics + Environmental Science
Build a solar oven and measure its efficiency
Make a box cooker from cardboard and foil and track how hot it gets compared with open air.
- Easy
- 1 day
- Under 250
Physics + Music, Theatre and Writing
Study the physics of a musical instrument
Measure how the length of a string or the water level in a bottle changes the pitch.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
Applied Mathematics + Physics
Derive and test the formula for a pendulum by dimensional analysis
Predict how period depends on length using only units, then confirm the power law with a log-log graph.
- Intermediate
- 1 day
- Under 250
Electrical Engineering + Physics
Build a wireless power transfer demo
Light an LED with no wire connection using two coils and an oscillator.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- 250–500
Automobile Engineering + Physics
Model a car suspension
Simulate a quarter-car model over a bump and tune the damper for comfort.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
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
Games, Graphics and New Tech + Physics
Create a 2D physics sandbox
Simulate bouncing balls with gravity, friction and collisions in the browser.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Physics + Environmental Science
Model the greenhouse effect in two bottles
Compare how fast air and carbon-dioxide-rich air warm under the same lamp.
- Easy
- 1 day
- Under 250
Sports and Exercise Science + Physics
Analyse a sports technique with video
Film a bowling action, a jump or a throw in slow motion and measure the joint angles and speed.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Materials, Energy and Other Branches + Physics
Design a boat hull and test its drag
Shape three hulls of equal mass and time them towed across a water trough.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
Games, Graphics and New Tech + Physics
Simulate a quantum circuit
Write a small simulator for one and two qubits and reproduce a Bell state.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Music, Theatre and Writing + Physics
Analyse the mathematics and physics of a musical scale
Measure the frequency of each note of a scale and find the ratios between them.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Free
Aerospace Engineering + Physics
Measure the thrust of a water rocket
Build a static test stand and measure thrust against time for different water fills.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- 250–500
Materials, Energy and Other Branches + Physics
Compare insulation materials for a cool box
Wrap identical cups in different materials and find which keeps water hot or ice cold longest.
- Easy
- 1 day
- Under 250
Health Technology + Physics
Explain how an X-ray or ultrasound image is formed
Build a simple demonstration of shadow imaging and echo ranging to explain two medical scans.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
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