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I need ideas for my science experiment. As long as it's practical and can be tested it's fine. Other than that...
Science experiment ideas
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A: "Not enough"
Edit: One recent prac I did was determining the half-life of Potassium 40, which has a half-life of the order of a billion years. It's safe, fairly straight forward and all you really need should be a Geiger Counter, accurate scales and some sodium-intolerant person's table salt. You'll probably get a fairly large error though.
One I did a really long time ago that was incredibly simple was determining the rate of water flow from a container with a leak in it. Take a coke bottle, punch a few holes at the bottom, fill it with water, put it on a scale in a sink and write down the mass shown at regular time intervals. Should get a nice curve to the data.
Edit: One recent prac I did was determining the half-life of Potassium 40, which has a half-life of the order of a billion years. It's safe, fairly straight forward and all you really need should be a Geiger Counter, accurate scales and some sodium-intolerant person's table salt. You'll probably get a fairly large error though.
One I did a really long time ago that was incredibly simple was determining the rate of water flow from a container with a leak in it. Take a coke bottle, punch a few holes at the bottom, fill it with water, put it on a scale in a sink and write down the mass shown at regular time intervals. Should get a nice curve to the data.
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bleach + floor cleaner = deadly poisonous gas?
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Comparative potency and speed of absorption of alcohol taken rectally and through the urethra.
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I had something similar.
Figure out and chart the minimum amount of work required to get a passing grade on this assignment.
It might look something like this:
The Study of the Minimum Amount of Work Required To Get a Passing Grade On This Assignment
by Strafe/taco
To obtain a passing grade in this particular assignment is not at first obvious. There is an absolute minimum, but there is no maximum.
At a certain point, once the grade of "A" has been achieved, any extra work beyond that grade has been a wasted effort. Hypothetically, a student could build a rocket that fires off to Neptune, takes a rock sample, and returns to the classroom, and still only receive a grade of A.
Therefore, the smart student would find this fine line and go no further.
Graph Chart Image Here - showing the amount of work put into the project and the grade result. Chart shows that as the amount of work goes up, the grade goes up as well. After the grade of A has been achieved, more work does not increase the grade any longer. This is the 'sweet spot'.
In conclusion, only time will tell if this experiment is complete enough to receive a passing grade. It clearly doesn't waste resources and surpass the sweet spot. Therefore a grade of "A" would be expected.
Figure out and chart the minimum amount of work required to get a passing grade on this assignment.
It might look something like this:
The Study of the Minimum Amount of Work Required To Get a Passing Grade On This Assignment
by Strafe/taco
To obtain a passing grade in this particular assignment is not at first obvious. There is an absolute minimum, but there is no maximum.
At a certain point, once the grade of "A" has been achieved, any extra work beyond that grade has been a wasted effort. Hypothetically, a student could build a rocket that fires off to Neptune, takes a rock sample, and returns to the classroom, and still only receive a grade of A.
Therefore, the smart student would find this fine line and go no further.
Graph Chart Image Here - showing the amount of work put into the project and the grade result. Chart shows that as the amount of work goes up, the grade goes up as well. After the grade of A has been achieved, more work does not increase the grade any longer. This is the 'sweet spot'.
In conclusion, only time will tell if this experiment is complete enough to receive a passing grade. It clearly doesn't waste resources and surpass the sweet spot. Therefore a grade of "A" would be expected.
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For areas of interest, I did subliminal messages last year and was thinking about it again, but I can't think of another decent experiment.
BTW it's not a "Project", it has to be an experiment. I have to test the effect of something on something.
For areas of interest, I did subliminal messages last year and was thinking about it again, but I can't think of another decent experiment.
BTW it's not a "Project", it has to be an experiment. I have to test the effect of something on something.
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test the effect of ______ in your ______.
Could be a fun experiment.
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Hehe, great
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what year/school are you in.
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You could do one on behavioral or learning patterns. Can't think of a good one off the top of my head right now.
The only thing that comes to mind is a science fair experiment I did in 4th grade -- visual vs. auditory learning. Our class was already split up into two classrooms/homerooms, so we basically presented info to one class in visual format, and to the other in audio format, and then gave quizzes. It was a really stupid experiment....
