Tualatin IB Physics Research Symposium II – Thursday

 Initial Launch Velocity vs. Projectile Mass

James Rivas, Stuart Legg

Change in Velocity When Different Lengths of a Regular Playing Card are Presented Upon the Surface of Adolescent Vehicles (Velocity of a Toy Car)

Christina Nelson, Suzie Espinoza

Air Resistance’s Effect on Angle vs. Range

Devon Schiller, David Graf, Thomas Nelson

An Adventure into the World of Percent Energy Loss: Friction and Efficiency on Inclined Planes

Jeff Jansen, Matt Albertson

20 Gauge Spread

Ben Andrews, Jon James

Microwave Fun!

Audrey Adams, Callie Russell, Marci Stucki

Sound Extinguisher

Colin Nishitani, Grant Collins

The Effect of Air Friction on Projectiles

Matt Losli, Matt Gregson

(There will be a 10 minute intermission)

Football Bounce

Jordan Dwight, Woody Toms, Dennis Ranck

Backspin: A Study of the Correlation Between the Rotation Rate of a Basketball and the Accuracy of a Jump Shot

Greg Hansen, Andrew Larson

The Projectile Spectrum Adverse to Counterweight and Time; Mechanics of a Medieval Machine

Sara H. Packard, Kristin Light

The Impact of Varying the Amount of Water and Pressure on the Horizontal Displacement of the Water Rocket:  Attempt to Find the Optimal Combination of Variables

Laura Romrell, Griffin Harger, Justin Ross

Terminal Velocity: A Study of Dropping Ping-Pong Balls

Leo Edmunson, Nate Abrew

Modeling the Dynamics of Skydiving

Rachel Coyle, Connie Rae Shobaken, Tylden van Eeden

Team Awesome’s Awesome Cannon of Awesomeness and the Effects of Combustion Fuel on Range

Zack Edwards, Albin Ljunghusen

Effect of Pressure Elastic Rebound for a Basketball

Dylan Scott, Kevin Kern