Fossil fuels have powered human growth and ingenuity for centuries. Now that we’re reaching the end of cheap and abundant…
friction
Friction is a force that holds back the movement of a sliding object. That’s it. Friction is just that simple.…
frozen hand
How to stop a mixer with light. Light: Demonstrating stopping motion with a rapidly blinking light Sunshine State Standards: SC.B.1.2…
forklift
Forklift truck (also called a lift truck, a fork truck, or a forklift) is a powered industrial truck used to…
freeze-drying
Freeze drying removes moisture from food through sublimation, which turns water molecules into vapor. Freeze drying food affects its texture…
footwear
Footwear covering protection warmth water proof – material, construction correction – arch-support enhancement work related – safety shoes, steel-toes, chemical…
fractal
A fractal is a pattern that repeats at different scales, and examples are all around us. Technically, we call shapes…
food
Not only is prepared food considered man-made, almost all other aspects of food have some man-made or engineered component. Growing…
Foam Plate Glider
Build a model FPG-9. Get others to make their own model, then organize a competition to test the precision of…
foam
Foam – a substance formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid. A bath sponge and the…
fly safe
The laws of physics that allow flight to take place are fortunately for us, consistent. If enough molecules of air…
flywheel
Flywheel – a heavy disk or wheel that is attached to a rotating shaft. Flywheels are used for storage of…
fluid
Diversion dam on the Cedar River in Spalding, Nebraska. The dam directs a portion of the river’s flow into a…
Florida house circa 1870
Florida settlers in what became Volusia County, arriving in 1872, brought a few family treasures from home in the north,…
fluid mechanics demos
Fluids Mechanics demonstrations Surface Tension Force Of Surface Tension Sliding Wire (2a10.10) Submerged Float (2a10.15) Leaky Boats (2a10.25) Cohesion/Adhesion Plates…