This article follows the Science Fair Project Ideas – Part 1, but can be read and used independently. Both products are designed to offer ideas for projects. The most difficult part of a Science Fair project can be started. Once you have an idea in mind, it is easy to formulate what you must do experience and research. Until you have a topic you have nothing selected in the direction of goal. Science Fair project is usually designed as an educational tool. This article is not designed to give you an idea for a project. My goal is that these ideas that guide you in the right direction, and a source of inspiration for another idea linked. These three descriptions give you an overview, not a project is up to you to develop a project idea.
Idea number one: the impact of earthquakes on building structures. The main objective of this idea is to show how the lateral movement of the soil affects the structure of a building. Some answers will be found through research, especially on “inertia”. The experiment here will require a large piece of raw glass and at least one toy Slinky (two for a second idea may be needed) proposed. The implementation for this experiment is simple. Put the slinky on the sand paper (rough side up). Then drag the sandpaper to about six inches to move. You should see the top half of the Slinky leans back again to the lower half to catch the sand no longer moved. If an existing building is more than one fixed Slinky, the walls are still watching, because the force of an earthquake is much greater than that to draw on the sandpaper. This experience can be taken for a second phase. Unplug the sand as above, but in a movement back and forth. Notice how the top reacts to change in the direction of the Slinky. Another variant of this idea is to produce two Slinky toy and repeat the experiment. The biggest play Slinky Combo is a large building, and you can see if affects the height of a building on the impact of lateral movement.
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