This page contains a collection of projects for younger scientists (more advanced project ideas are available by exploring the links) they all offer hands-on insight into the basics behind Solo Spirit and the Payload data.
Projects:
Air is Matter - two experiments to demonstrate that air takes up space
Making an Anemometer - measure wind speed with a simple, easy to make device
Weather Log - keep track of your local weather and test the weather forecasters
Soccer Ball Gas Law - demonstrate the relationship between temperature and pressure
Tyndall Effect - colloids (suspensions) and the atmosphere
Clicking Coin - watch and listen as air escapes a sealed container
Building an Aneroid Barometer - measure the barometric pressure using the relationship between volume and pressure
Cricket Thermometer - count a cricket's chirps to determine the air temperature
Freezing Point Depression - demonstrate why the oceans don't freeze
Exothermic Reaction - generate chemical heat from household materials
Also:
Make Your Own Hot Air Balloon!
And don't forget the activities at the end of each Working with the Data article.
Science Fair Links:
The Ultimate Science Fair Resource http://www.scifair.org/
Cyber Fair http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/welcome.html
List of all Science Fairs on the Web http://physics1.usc.edu/~gould/ScienceFairs
NASA ALLSTAR Network (age specific information and activities for middle school through college) http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/
Science Fair Project Resource Guide http://www.ipl.org/youth/projectguide/
Science Fairs Homepage http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/~jbarron/scifair.html
Frank Potter's Science Gems (links sorted by grade level and subject on a variety of topics) http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/SEP/SEP.html
NASA SPACELINK (The Space Resource for Educators) http://spacelink.nasa.gov/.index.html
Up to Projects page compiled by Anna Mracek
Back to The Science Side