"Ward's Phenomena"

Use a clever apparatus to determine the coefficients of thermal conductivity of three materials.

Determine the speed of a toy dart by analyzing the results of different inelastic collisions.

Determine the coefficient of friction by measuring the minimum angle to keep a ladder from slipping.

Use the ideal gas law to determine the ambient pressure in the room.

Use Bernoulli’s Principle to predict the landing spot of a stream of water leaking from a bucket.

Explore precision and error in measurement.

Optimize the distribution of weights on a wheel, then determine g using a rotational apparatus.

Determine the spring constant of a spring-powered launcher by analyzing the work done on a system.

Design and conduct an experiment that analyzes the motion of a conical pendulum.

Use a calorimetric technique to determine the temperature of a Bunsen burner flame.