Can anyone help me think of a physics lab that is not too complicated something that would have tools a high school might have for measuring. That involves the topic of weightlifting/fitness. I cannot have it be TOO simple because it needs to be a major project but I need to measure something and have many people test it and have insturments to measure the variable. i REALLY appreciate it thank you!
2006-09-05 12:51:21 · 1 answers · asked by Ahmed 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
If you REALLY want to jolt your teacher, set up the experiment that proves you weigh more at midnight than you do at noon. All you need is a digital scale with at least a 4-digit readout, and a calibrated mass weighing at least 100 lb. Weights from your barbell set would do nicely. Note that a balance-beam scale will not work for this experiment because it measures mass, and not weight.
The most difficult math needed for your derivations is Trig, but you may have to use statistical techniques to prove your data valid. At my latitude (42 deg. N) the percentage change in weight is very near the percentage error of the scale.
2006-09-05 13:38:45 · answer #1 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋