Physics Help Be Creative?

Question

alright im in a somewhat advanced physics class and there is an extra credit assignment to build something that demonstrates some of the principles of physics that we have gone over in class.

any ideas of simple things to build / make

Answer 1

Do a Rube Goldberg contraption: dominos, falling balls, etc, and write up the physics of a ball on that path.

Anyone with small kids should have some toys you can use.
You could have balls of different material and calculate their friction co-efficient based on run times.

Or, for harmonics, set up a bunch of glasses with water, get a tuning fork, and play mary had a little lamb!

Or a soap-box car - inertia, momentum, friction, etc.

This is good practice for me for when my babies boys are older! Thanks =)

Answer 2

I would not know what exactly you have gone over in your physics class.
You need to state some of those principles if you want a good answer.

Answer 3

You could build a cyclotron or a working model of maxwell's devil. Assuming you took mechanics, you could build a simple lever with a spring scale on one end, an improvised weight and a variable fulcrum. Its just two boards with a series of holes and an axel. By placing the fulcrum in different holes, it would show mechanical advantage.

Answer 4

Assuming that you just revel in each similarly: I might advise physics. Although it will require just a little extra tuition, there are lots of profession choices for that subject of advantage. Physicists are in particularly prime call for now, so pay will probably be beautiful dang well. But that is simply my private concept.

Answer 5

If I had been in your class then I would have the ideas.

my suggestion build a engine that runs perpetually on magnetic fields that should impress your teacher and launch your Career as a physicist.

this will also solve our automobile fuel problems.

Answer 6

Have you heard of water babies?? That was recently in news........think this seriously it is actaully not a biological concept as it requires the baby to float in the water and come out.....the buyoyancy, pressure and forces funda.........reseqarch thsi find out..............and it will be a quiet different concept??

Allt he best...come out as a winner:)

Answer 7

a bridge out of tooth picks (ad weight to see how and at what point it breaks)

Answer 8

a rocket :)
definately physics and its fun!