Friday, December 17, 2010

Physics: Paper Car Project

Your mission:
Design and construct a car that can travel 6 meters using only paper, straws, skewer sticks and some rubber bands.  Good luck and may the physics be with you!



Sunday, December 12, 2010

Physics: Non-Newtonian Fluid

Students were amazed by the 2-D standing wave patterns and unpredictable nature of newtonian and non-newtonian fluids.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Physics: Barbie Bungee Jump

Taking out the box of barbies for the biannual Barbie Bungee jump is always a hit for students.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Physics: Walnut Hill Golf and Country Club!?!

It was a blustery day on the Walnut Hill golf course but the leader board still had a few scores under par.   Students were able to use their knowledge of mechanics and projectile motion to help navigate the course.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Chemistry Blue Bottle Rxn

Students were amazed by the color changing abilities of the blue bottle reaction.  Critical observations of the process helped generate some interesting hypotheses.


Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Physics Marble Run Lab

Students put their knowledge of kinematics to the test by launching a marble down a ramp and calculating the impact point on the ground.

Physics Class Fall 2010

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Physics Paradox project video

This wonderful video was created by students in the spring semester for their Physics term project.