Structural Engineering Project A bridge is a structure that provides a pathway across streams, ravines, or other obstacles. The earliest bridges were made by nature and consisted of materials including fallen logs, rocks, or tangled vines growing across the gap. Structural engineers are concerned with the design and construction of all types of structures, including […]
Science Project: Relative Density
How to Analyze Relative Density Data and Write a Conclusion Research: The data being analyzed below is about relative density and buoyancy. Relative density is a comparison of densities. Buoyancy refers to something floating in a fluid (gas or liquid). In the diagram, the Box-shaped boats are all floating in water. This means that each […]
Rafting: Fluid Dynamics
Fluid Dynamics? Yes, Paddling a Raft is a hands-on fluid dynamics project. The kids in the photo are paddling their their homemade raft, which was a science project about fluid dynamics. For more specifics about their project, see Fluid Dynamics. Student: Science Fair Idea! I recently received a question about fluid dynamics. Note that I […]
Thomas Edison’s Inventions
How Many Things Did Edison Invent? What Was Edison’s Favorite Invention? Tom, the curious boy grew into Thomas Edison, the curious man. He became one of the most prolific (productive) American inventors of the nineteenth century. During the eighty-four years of his life, Edison patented 1,093 inventions. Many of Edison’s inventions were improvements on existing […]
Engineer Working Models
Janice VanCleave’s Engineering for Every Kid: Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun This book contains research for different types of engineering as well as investigations that can be used as exploratory experiments in the design and developing of an engineering project. Designing! Developing! Testing! Engineers often design scale-models of large projects, such as buildings, […]
Retrieving Petroleum
Petroleum Means Rock Oil or Oil From the Ground Petroleum is a Nonrenewable Energy Source Petroleum engineers, as their title implies, are concerned with petroleum, such as: How to Find Underground Sources of Petroleum How to Remove Petroleum How to Transport Petroleum One method of removing oil is to force water down a pipe where […]
Forces That Affect Structural Engineering
Description of Structural Engineers; Lateral Forces; and Vertical (gravity) Forces.
How to Make Paper Bridges
A bridge is some structure that spans a gap. For example, in the diagram, the ends of the a flat piece of paper are placed on two books. The paper spans the gap between the book. Instruction for making this Simple Paper Bridge are as follows: 1. Lay two equal size books on a table […]
Engineering Project Winner
GARRETT YAZZIE Garrett participated for the first time in the third annual Arizona American Indian Science and Engineering Fair (AISEF). He made a solar powered heater out of aluminum cans and a car radiator from an old Pontiac, which he found at a junkyard. He says his mother and his science teachers influenced him the […]
Engineering Projects
Engineering projects may be part of a science fair, but each has a different set of guidelines for solving problems or finding answers to questions. The process for science fair projects is called the Scientific Method. The process used to develop an engineering fair project is called the Engineering Method. These different methods stem from […]