Ideas

Ideas for IA:

Electricity and Magnetism

Determine how the magnetic field changes with distance from a straight current carrying wire/from the pole of a magnet
Determine how the magnetic field around an iron core magnet changes with current
Number of windings and magnetic field
Determine how the force of magnetic repulsion changes with distance
Determine the effect of temperature/current on resistivity/resistance
Determine the effect of the voltage applied to a motor and its RPMs
Determine the effect of velocity on the force of eddy current damping on an airtrack
Determine the effect of an iron core on the magnetic field generated

Fluid mechanics

Determine the effect of the area of a sail on the wind resistance
Determine the effect of velocity on wind resistance
Determine the relationship between temperature and viscosity for corn syrup/motor oil/etc
Determine the effect of the power supplied to a heater and its temperature
Determine the effect of hole size on the time it takes half the water to empty from a bucket
Determine the effect of dilution on the time it takes corn syrup to flow from a container/viscosity
Determine the effect of angle of attack on dynamic wind force
Determine the effect of tube length on the flowrate of water for a given pressure
Determine the effect of weight on terminal velocity
Determine the effect of pressure on the velocity of a water jet
Height of drop vs water splashed out of bucket
Drop height and crater depth/width/volume
Paper helicopter wing length/width and rate of descent
Depth of water, and force needed to pull a boat at a certain speed

Mechanical systems

Determine the effect of the pressure in an air launcher, and the launch velocity
Determine the effect of projectile mass/counterweight mass on the range/launch velocity of a trebuchet (simulation?)
Determine the effect of the draw distance on the launch velocity of an arrow/sling shot
Determine the effect of drop height on the percent of rebound height/Time to stop bouncing
Determine the effect of drop height on the time it takes to bounce five times
Determine the effect of flowrate on waterwheel velocity
Determine the effect of the amount of water in an air rocket, and its launch velocity
Bicycle speed vs stopping distance
Dominoes speed vs spacing
Estimating the height between two floors from Force plate or accelerometer data
How is the dent in clay affected by the height of drop

SHM and waves:

Determine the effect of distance from the source on light intensity
Determine the effect of temperature on the resonant frequency of a sound tube
Determine the effect of mass/pivot position on the period of a physical pendulum (simulation?)
Determine the effect of damping on the decay envelope of a simple harmonic oscillator
Determine the effect of mass on the period of a simple harmonic oscillator
Determine the effect of amplitude on the period of a pendulum
Determine the effect of sugar concentration on the refractive index of water
Determine the effect of tension on the pitch of a string
Depth of water and speed of ripples on surface

Thermal Physics: