Engineering Projects for Young Scientists

by Adams, Richard Craig; Goodwin, Peter H.

• ISBN13: 9780531116685
• ISBN10: 0531116689
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Franklin Watts

Summary

Presents practical problems and science fair projects related to engineering and physics, covering such subjects as force, friction, motion, sound waves, light waves, and mechanics.

Author Biography

Richard C. Adams teaches high school physics, chemistry, computers, photography, world history, and foreign languages at Pleasant Hill High School in Pleasant Hill, Oregon, and is the Webmaster for his school district. He also teaches chemistry at Marylhurst University near Portland, Oregon. He holds a B.A. in chemistry from California State University, Los Angeles, and an M.A. in physics, biology, and computer science from the University of Oregon Peter H. Goodwin teaches high school physics and astronomy and chairs the science department at the Kent School in Kent, Connecticut. He holds a B.A. in physics from Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, and an M.A. in education from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut

Table of Contents

Introduction Physics and Engineering: How They're Related	5	(4)
Working Scientifically	9	(6)
Building Bridges	15	(12)
Designing Cars	27	(11)
Rockets and Rides: Forces and Motion Can Be Amusing	38	(14)
Experimenting with Sound	52	(27)
A Look at Light Waves	79	(19)
A Physics Olympics	98	(6)
Science Fairs	104	(5)
Appendix Spreadsheets and Graphing	109	(6)
Glossary	115	(3)
Resources	118	(7)
Index	125