Suggested Titles
Here are a couple of ideas for investigation titles. Before making a final decision you must discuss your ideas with your teacher.
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The speed of water waves The strength of a beam bridge Resonance in simple structures The characteristics of rechargeable batteries The viscosity of liquids Absorption of light by acetate Collision of Falling Balls Cooling in cold surroundings Strength of Corrugated cardboard Eddy currents / electromagnetic heating Eddy current damping Energy transfer in a light bulb Falling cones Forces and tearing paper Friction and stopping distance Hardness testing High diving and water depth How spaghetti snaps LDR depth meter Pile driving Deflection of cantilevers Time periods of bouncing balls Movement of aqueous ions in perpendicular E and B fields Quantitative work hardening Hysteresis in ferromagnetic material Breaking up of liquid column from tap Efficiency of heating water LDR characteristics Dart flight Flow of water over a dam The Venturi meter Quenching, tempering and brittleness The mechanical properties of Cream CrackersAbsorption of liquids by filter papers Characteristics of a dc motor Impact of squash balls Creep in plastics The acoustics of drones and didgeridoos Strength of hair Siphoning of water Strength of paper strips Tensile properties of cling film The dynamics of a yo-yo Shadows cast by objects Microwave cooking Water rockets The wind chill factor Effectiveness of sun-block cream DC in transformers Efficiency of a transformer Reflections of light from ripples The flow of "Silly Putty" Hitting golf balls Glockenspiel bars Resonance in spring/pendulum system Spinning discs
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Resistance of a pencil line Sagging wire ammeter Sliding chain Speed of a rolling ball Thickness measurements using magnets Solar Cells Loading a model forearm Extension of polythene Efficiency of a motor as a generator Jumping springs Contact time of a hard bounce Toppling bottles Thixotropic materials Mechanical properties of jelly Propeller efficiency Motion of particles in fluids Bubbles in gels Standing waves in vertical streams of water The string telephone Energy transfer (coupled) pendula Oscillations in liquids Sails Fluid flow in pipes and heat transfer Catapults Jet propulsion with balloons Mechanics of particulate solids Fuses Jointed pendulum Drops into water Friction between paper Fluid viscosity Air resistance on water jets Electromagnetic propulsion Flames in electric fields Water wheels Car safety belts Jumping disc (Lenz’s law) Flash duration Pop-cups and spring-loaded leaping toys Refraction in alcohols Gyroscopes Strain gauges Surface tension Current-bearing sonometer Resonance in pipes Whirlpools Coefficient of restitution Optical fibre properties Electrical conduction of flames Creep in copper wire Pressure/volume of a balloon Extension of a whirling spring Stroboscopic photography Wire resistance and strain Wire resistance and temperature Electrical conductivity of heated glass AC and electrolytes
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Flow of water from a punctured tank Noise Factors affecting the speed of sound in solids Deflection of alpha and beta particles Physics of resistive motion Standing waves in pipes Streamlines Solar panel characteristics Resonance in model buildings Acoustic properties of a violin Sound propogation through glass Newton’s law of cooling EMFs in rotating discs Freezing ice Shapes of arches Microwave absorption by solids and/or fluids Aerodynamic drag Test tube deterioration Mechanics of clay Rotational dynamics of a hen’s egg Loudspeaker properties Viscous flow of golden syrup Cornflour in water Light intensity and power of lamps Helmholtz coils Suspension bridges Spinning tops Evaporation of water Sound reflection and absorption Frequencies and bells Balloon buoyancy The centre of percussion Spectra and light-bulb efficiency Fluorescence Perception of colour Soundproofing Torsional oscillations Piezo electricity Refractive index of ice Playground surfaces and impulses Hysteresis and rubber Cricket ball swing: the Magnus effect Albedo Speed by microwaves and Doppler Shift Boats and drag Accelerometers Parachutes Reaction times of thermistors The dynamics of rising bubbles in fluid columns Stokes’s Law Forces in air jets Whirlpools Beats Soap films Impact deformation A car alternator Collapsing soap films Skin electric potentials Acoustic feedback
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