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Describes the step by step construction of a tissue paper hot air balloon. (GS)

Describes a semester long project that allows physics students to apply what they have learned by building a device that illustrates key physics concepts and principles. Assessment tips and classroom observations are also included. (ZWH)

Repetition of a historical experiment in a school project threw new light on the question of absolute rest. The student experiment investigated whether a particular direction in space could be singled out by a purely terrestrial procedure, while the original experiment investigated the drag coefficient of a solid medium. (JN)

Describes a student project in which paper planes were designed and flown to investigate the effect of the wing area to mass ratio on aircraft performance. (GS)

Discussed is how a high school physics class designed and built a human-powered hovercraft. (KR)

Describes student projects involving the appearance of "ghost" signals in television receptions. (SL)

The article provides an example of a project in physics concerning clocks in which gifted pupils engage in high-level problem solving while developing technical knowledge and appropriate scientific methodology. Drawings illustrate the principles taught by the project. (Author/DB)

Students are challenged to investigate a simple electric motor and to build their own model from a battery, wood block, clips, enameled copper wire, bare wire, and sandpaper. Through trial and error, several discoveries are made, including a substitute commutator and use of a radio to detect motor armature contact changes. (DH)

Discussed are the selecting, assessing, and managing of students' investigational works showing how they fit in with the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) Physics (mature) for London and the East Anglian Group. (YP)

Describes a cooperative research and construction project suitable for undergraduate physics students. Steps involved in the development of a device to demonstrate the distribution of molecular velocities in gases are detailed. (CP)

Provides detailed directions for five secondary level science activities in the construction and testing of a solar energy collector system. (SL)