Physics Cards

To Do:

• 1. Create materials lists

Builds:

1. Two cylinders with tube

2. three cylinders with tube and T join

3. Two drive piston vise

4. Vise with valves

5. Hand compressor with storage

6. Downhill racer

7. Balloon racer

   1. Electric racer

   2. Programmable racer

   3. One piston marble launcher (one to activate and one to accelerate the marble)

   4. Two piston marble launcher (two to activate and one to accelerate the marble)

   5. Hand compressor launcher

   6. Electric pump and solenoid launcher

   7. Double solenoid launcher (one to fire, one to reset)

   8. Electric launcher with cylinder on front to raise launch angle

   9. Simple catapult

   10. Two pivot catapult (one locked at first, then with piston to actuate powered by pushing pistons by hand)

   11. Two pivot catapult activated by solenoids

Write Ups:

• 1. Air flow and pressure

  2. Multiple pistons force vs pressure

  3. What's a valve?

  4. What's a switch valve?

  5. Intro to Cortex and electric pumps

  6. What's a virtual sensor

  7. Potential vs Kinetic energy (gravity)

  8. Friction(?): Why do heavier cars go farther?

  9. Potential vs Kinetic energy (Air pressure)

  10. Balloons: increased volume => decreased pressure

  11. Acceleration vs Velocity

  12. Impulse(?): Firing speed

  13. Asymptotic firing distance with hand compressor (max pressure by piston size)

  14. Solenoids

  15. Launch angle vs distance

  16. Consistent catapult firings

  17. Pump time vs firing distance

  18. Asymptotic firing distance with firing height

  19. Projectile mass vs firing distance