Resources:
Density data: Table of density of water as a function of temperature and the density of various substances.

Below are some of the science projects developed for the Exploring Physics program and by teachers in physics summer institutes.  The projects are suitable for students in grades 5-9, and may require some adult help.  The projects marked "summer institute" were developed by teachers, and include student and teacher pages, and teaching strategies.

• Building a Submarine
• Making Motors (E&M summer institute 2000)
• Wiring Barbie's House (E&M summer institute 2000)
• Tingler and Soil checker (E&M summer institute 2000)
• Build you own Telephone (E&M summer institute 2000)
• A Twist on School Security (E&M summer institute 2000)
• Casette Player and Voice Changer (E&M summer institute 2000)
• Electronic Weather Station (E&M summer institute 2000)
• Connect-the-circuit house (E&M summer institute 2000)
• Telescopes and Projectors (Optics and Sound summer institute 2002)
• Optics Bench (Optics and Sound summer institute 2002)
• Light Bulb Illusion (Optics and Sound summer institute 2002)
• Intensity of Reflected Light (Optics and Sound summer institute 2002)
• Physics of Wind Chimes (Optics and Sound summer institute 2002)
• Accleration Due to Gravity (Matter, Mechanics Institute, 2003)
• Bernoulli's Principle (Matter, Mechanics Institute, 2003)
• Centripetal Force (Matter, Mechanics Institute, 2003)
• Helicopter Rescue (Matter, Mechanics Institute, 2003)
• Thermal Expansion (Matter, Mechanics Institute, 2003)
• Two-dimensional Motion (Matter, Mechanics Institute, 2003)
• Whirling Water (Matter, Mechanics Institute, 2003)

Updated July 24, 2006