eomos2815 Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 hi guys, I really need your help! I was supposed to do my IA using a physical pendulum, but then my teacher and I realized that it's too complicated and now I have to do something else. Since I don't have much time, I wanted to do a "simple" experiment that doesn't require expensive material and a complex procedure. The areas I'm really interested in (personal engagement) would be guitars (so an experiment on standing waves maybe?) and global warming/renewable energy (but I don't know what kind of experiment I could carry out with this topic), but I appreciate any kind of suggestion. Also, as I understood, carrying out a traditional experiment is the best way to get a high mark, right? Is collecting data from an authoritative source and then analyzing it risky? I have to redo my IA experiment because Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaysun Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Guitar strings is actually pretty common as far as I know, I have a few friends who did it. I guess you can investigate harmonics and oscillations and whatever, and I heard this one kinda cool thing about changing the temperature of the strings and plucking them. As for global warming and energy, I guess you could attempt something with water, wind or solar power. A battery of sorts would also maybe work, although that strays dangerously into the chemistry realm. As for taking data from a database and analyzing it, it's more common for chemistry, so there aren't a lot of examples for physics. This should probably be your last resort. Hope that helped, good luck! 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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