Things Students Have Studied
Physics Topics
- The speed of light - Magnetism - Lightning and electricity - Mechanics (friction, bullets, catapults, trajectories, etc.) - Ancient engineering (pyramids, aqueducts, etc.) - Touch screens and iPhones - Plate tectonics and natural disasters - The scientific revolution (Newton, Galileo, Copernicus, etc.) - Cell phones and radio signals - How does gravity work in space? - Rockets - Basketball - Dry Ice - Bath Bombs - The Steam Engine - Electricity - L.A.S.E.R.s - Springs and Energy - Vibrations and Earthquakes - Cameras and photography - Crossbows - Dancing - Light and color - Tornadoes - Bowling - Music and sound - WWI/ WWII and modern weaponry (nuclear bombs, torpedoes, missiles, ballistics) - Energy - Oil and other natural resources - Magnetism - Glasses - Momentum - Suction - Archery - Waves - Hydroelectricity - The interaction of sound and water - Electric cars - Mirrors - Non-Newtonian Fluids - Catapults - Hypersaline lakes - Rollercoasters |
Chemistry Topics (only after you've passed Physics 1)
- Cooking and phase changes - Fire - Dry Ice - Acrylics - Rock Candy and supersaturation - Various chemical reactions (elephant toothpaste, fake snow, etc.) - Nail polish - Ice cream/ gelato (emulsion) - Mentos + Diet Coke - Nitrous oxide - Tie-dyed milk (chemical reactions involving oil) |