High school physics — 106 discussions

hello. i have to build a "quake tower" for my high school physics class. it must be made from bolsa wood and be able to hold something like 10 pounds and be put on a vibrating table and not collapse. has anyone ever done a project like this before? do you recommend any specific designs? any...

i don't want to give away too much personal info, but ill try to explain my situation as best as i can so that (hopefully) you can help me i am in high school, and i have taken physics 1 (just the usual high school physics class) in harvard extension school w/o calc. i know calc and I...

Hello everyone. I am in high school physics and currently using the 5th edition giancoli physics book. Is anyone familiar with this book? How good it is... Also if anyone is familiar with this book could you recommend another book that goes over things that this one misses. Or could anyone...

Hi, I am new here, but I am in need of some help. I am in a High School Physics Honors class, and I was wondering if anyone had some ideas on a good quick presentation with a demonstration that gets the class involved. Please note that the maximum time is set at 10 mins, so this must be a...

Hey all, I'm a junior in high school and taking physics. My teacher isn't really one of the best teachers, and we do nothing from a textbook, all done from her drawings/lectures from a whiteboard. It's safe to say I'm just about completely lost in that class. We have a test coming up...

I am a high school student who needs help understanding some aspects of Physics. My main areas of deficiency are: Average Speed while falling for time,t: Vave= (1/2)v , and projectile motion on the moon. (1/2)at I am really struggling to grasp these concepts so...