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This discussion focuses on selecting specific and researchable topics for a high school physics presentation. The user has proposed seven topics, including the physics of a snowboard, billiard ball dynamics, NASCAR vehicle mechanics, pole vaulting, shot putting, football trajectory, and the operation of a water wheel. The user seeks to expand this list to at least 15 topics, emphasizing the importance of specificity in topic selection. Suggestions include exploring energy sources like solar power for a more straightforward yet comprehensive presentation.

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For my physics presentation, I need to choose viable and researchable topics. The teacher mentioned that specificity is key; for example, instead of doing the broad topic of sport of football, we should instead do the topic of a how the ball travels. So far, I've acquired 7 topics, but I want at least 15 topics to be safe. Any help?


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Here are my seven topics.
- How a snowboard is able to travel down a hill.
- Physics of a billiard ball and how it hits/travels.
- Physics of a NASCAR tire/car body
- Physics of pole vaulting.
- Physics of shot putting.
- Physics of how a football travels.
- Physics of a water wheel – how it spins and how it generates energy
 
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What kind of physics class is this? High School? Freshmen College?
 
Yes, it would help to know what level of physics you are working at.
 
I'm in first year high school physics. So far, we've covered one-dimensional motion, 2D motion, vectors, forces, laws of motion, work/energy, momentum/collisions, rotational motion, torque, fluid mechanics (buoyant force, floating), heat, pressure, and a little bit of thermodynamics

Thanks. :)
 
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If you want something REALLY easy, I would do an energy source such as solar power. Here the main points are quite simple, but there is a lot of room to give more detailed explanation. It is also quite nice in the way that you can offer both advantages and dissadvanatges and make your own suggestions.
 
Thank you, Mayday. :)

Any other ideas?
 

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