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Download full textEisenkraft, Arthur – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2011
Create a light and sound show to entertain friends. Design an improved safety device for a car. Develop a 2-3 minute voice-over for a sports clip explaining the physics involved in the sport. Modify the design of a roller coaster to meet the needs of a specific group of riders. Design an appliance package for a family limited by the power and…
Descriptors: Physics, Engineering, Science Curriculum, Secondary School Curriculum
Peer reviewedHastings, R. B. – Science Activities, 1974
Describes two experiments in physics, using the same inexpensive apparatus, that may be performed as projects by high ability secondary science students. (JR)
Descriptors: Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Procedures, Physical Sciences, Physics
Peer reviewedJones, J.; Sikwese, F. H. – Physics Education, 1973
Descriptors: College Science, Instructional Materials, Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory Experiments
Peer reviewedWalker, Jearl – Physics Teacher, 1979
A judge for the physics projects for the 1979 International Science and Engineering Fair describes many of the more popular science projects. Projects described include the following: carbon dioxide and helium-neon lasers, reverse flame investigations, holography, construction of a magnetic bottle to confine plasma, and aerodynamic drag. (BT)
Descriptors: Engineering, Holography, Lasers, Physics
Peer reviewedPhysics Education, 1988
Described are five physics activities including two superconductor projects, synchronizing video camera movements, electrical analysis of a bicycle, and apparatus for the measurement of thermal conductivity. (YP)
Descriptors: Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Procedures, Physics, Science Activities
Peer reviewedAltshuler, Ken – Science Teacher, 1995
Describes a project where students build a motorized car that can perform well in two distinctly different competitions: traveling 20 meters in the shortest time and pulling a 500-gram mass the farthest distance in 20 seconds. Enables students to apply physics principles to a real problem and to discover the importance of teamwork on large…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Engineering, Hands on Science, Interdisciplinary Approach
Wood, M. G., Ed. – Hands On, 1992
A brief overview of LabNet, a project aimed at enhancing physics education, is provided. The article focuses on a description of LabNetwork which is one of several mechanisms designed to offer LabNet participants opportunities to give and receive peer support. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, High Schools, Physics, Science Activities
Peer reviewedMoody, John C. – Hoosier Science Teacher, 1994
Describes a student project to build a car powered by the energy in a mousetrap as part of a unit on simple machines. (PR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, High Schools, Learning Activities, Physics
Peer reviewedRiss, Pam Helfers; Niccum, Edward C. – Science Scope, 1994
Presents detailed descriptions and diagrams for having students build their own syringe-powered rockets. Describes how the students can learn about variables that influence the stability of the rockets flight. (PR)
Descriptors: Aerospace Education, Junior High Schools, Learning Activities, Middle Schools
Sinha, Somnath; Hanuscin, Deborah; Rebello, Carina; Muslu, Nilay; Cheng, Ya-Wen – European Journal of Physics Education, 2012
"Leadership in Freshman Physics" is an NSF-funded professional development program designed to support 9th grade teacher leaders in the successful implementation of a "Physics First" or curriculum sequence that places physics prior to biology and chemistry. Leadership is viewed as an essential component in the initial success…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Misconceptions, Faculty Development, Capacity Building
Showalter, Victor M.; Slesnick, Irwin L. – 1968
This is a collection of reports of student award winning science projects that have appeared in "The Science Teacher." Grade levels 7-12 are represented with projects categorized as follows: biology, chemistry and physics, earth-space science, and miscellaneous. In each section the abstracts are arranged in order of increasing complexity…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, High School Students
Peer reviewedJewett, John W., Jr. – American Journal of Physics, 1981
Discusses a role-playing technique used in a physics of music course that introduces students in a course for nonscientists to the thought processes and experiences of being a scientist. Students select a research project and present results as a journal article or an oral presentation at a scientific "meeting." (Author/JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Physics
Peer reviewedLeung, W. P.; And Others – Physics Education, 1980
Describes a project on the application of the laser which aims to stimulate the interest of undergraduate students in applied physics and to demonstrate the interaction between light and ultrasonic waves by building a simple laser communication system. (SK)
Descriptors: College Science, Electronics, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedDe Laeter, J. R. – Science Education, 1989
Described is physics education in Australia at the secondary level. Its origins based on British traditions and the influence of American thought and practice on its development are discussed. Implications for the future are examined. (YP)
Descriptors: Educational History, Foreign Countries, Physics, Science Curriculum
Peer reviewedRapp, Carl Steven – Science Teacher, 1993
Provides instructions for building a radio telescope for less than $120. (PR)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Class Activities, Earth Science, High Schools
