Topics for Physical Science Reports for Mr. Garcia

1. Diving with Helium

http://www.chronomaddox.com/helium_diving.html

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen06/gen06508.htm

2. Artificial sweeteners

http://home.howstuffworks.com/artificial-sweetener.htm

http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/briefs/nutrition/hb040915a.htm

3. Nuclear and Hydrogen Bombs

http://230nsc1.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nucene/bomb.html

http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-bomb.htm

4. Car engines

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine.htm

http://www.madsci.org/FAQs/engineering/cars.html

5. Packaging materials

http://www.devicelink.com/pmpn/archive/98/07/004.html

http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/v33_3_00/hazardous.htm

6. Fertilizers

http://www.ncagr.gov/agronomi/stfaqs.htm

http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/recycling/fertiliz/fertiliz.pdf

7. Teflon

http://www.discovery.com/area/skinnyon/skinnyon970606/skinny1.html

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,183037,00.html

8. X rays

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/xray/making_xrays.html

http://www.uhrad.com/kids.htm

9. Steam power plants
http://www.uswaternews.com/archives/arcsupply/1geopla5.html
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/powerplants.html

10. Global warming

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html

http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/qthinice.asp

11. Energy conservation

http://www.epa.gov/oaintrnt/energy/index.htm

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/tips/

12. Satellites

http://science.nasa.gov/Realtime/jtrack/3d/JTrack3d.html

http://www.howstuffworks.com/satellite.htm

13. Projectiles

http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/Phys/Class/vectors/u3l2a.html

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/vectors/nhlp.cfm

14. Nuclear power plants

http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/103_fall2003.web.dir/tim_chrisman/nuclear_power_plants.htm

http://www.epa.gov/radtown/nuclear-plant.html

15. High speed trains

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/traveler/archive/2000-07-3-0.html

http://www.o-keating.com/hsr/

16. Simple machines

http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive/science/science_lessons/scienceles1/finalhome.htm

http://www.cosi.org/files/Flash/simpMach/sm1.swf

17. The energy in food

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002457.htm

http://www.goodhealthinfo.net/food_and_energy.htm

18. Water storage tanks

http://www.oasisdesign.net/water/storage/

http://www.waterstoragetanks.org/

19. Electrical energy

http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/hsc/hsc/electrical.html

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/electricity.html

20. Infared radiation

http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/ems/infrared.html

http://www.gemini.edu/public/infrared.html

21. Thermometers

http://www.howstuffworks.com/therm.htm

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/how_it_works/thermometer.html

22. Colors and the light

http://id.mind.net/~zona/mstm/physics/light/colors/colors1.html

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/lightandcolor/index.html

23. Radiators

http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/space_heating_cooling/index.cfm/mytopic=12580

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/maintainradiators

24. Solar houses

http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/heatcool.html

http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/space_heating_cooling/index.cfm/mytopic=12490

25. Buildings insulation

http://www.jm.com/insulation/building_insulation/residential.htm

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/hm_insul_effncy/article/0,2085,DIY_16803_2644049,00.html

26. Refrigerants

http://www.cibse.org/pdfs/6cpearson.pdf

http://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/phaseout/22phaseout.html

27. Internal combustion engines

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/icengine.html

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/engine1.htm

28. Wind energy

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/renewable/wind.html

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/

29. Stereo speakers

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_1_1/v1n1spk.html

http://stereos.about.com/od/introductiontostereos/bb/stereohub.htm

30. Shock absorbers in cars

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-suspension5.htm

http://ask.cars.com/2008/10/what-is-a-shock.html

31. Dolphins communication

http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/bottlenose/communication.htm

http://www.beach-net.com/dolphins/communication.html