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Science Buddies: Pick This Project!

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This lab will help you understand the physics of vibrating strings, and find out why the tone of an electric guitar changes when you switch between the different pickups. If playing guitars is a hobby of yours, this experiment makes an excellent report to share with your class and teacher, as well as fulfilling and fun learning experience for your self.

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guitar strings, plucking, science fair project, music, science buddies, science project, acoustic guitar

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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Science Buddies: Image Compression vs. Image Quality: Finding the Best Tradeoff

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Science Buddies: Alternative Sources for Paper Fiber

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If you're interested in arts and crafts, you might like this project. It uses several alternative, renewable sources of fiber to make paper, and compares the resulting papers for strength and writing quality.
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The clothes you wear are made of fibers that come from many different sources. Some fabrics are made from natural fibers, and some from manufactured or totally synthetic fibers. In this project you'll explore how different fiber types...
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Science Buddies: Image Compression vs. Image Quality: Finding the Best Tradeoff

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Science Buddies: Camera Lens Testing

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This activity helps students learn more about cameras, and how to take better pictures.
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Science Buddies: Fallen Arches: The Surprising Strength of Eggshells

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Science Buddies: Movie Music

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Have you ever seen a great movie and then rushed out and bought its soundtrack? Did the soundtrack bring back the thrill of an action chase? Or the sadness one of the movie's characters felt? Music is a big part of the movie experience....
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Science Buddies: Leaky Clues to Dam Design: How Reservoir Height Affects Hydroel

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It's hard to believe that the same water that you use every day to quench your thirst, cook with, bathe in, swim in, and wash your clothes and dishes, is capable of another trick-it can make electricity. Electricity can be generated...
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