Design projects

There are eight different design projects included in Essential Physics. These projects provide experience with both simulations and actual hands-on construction. The projects serve as an ideal introduction to the engineering design process.

The eight included design projects and their location within the text are as follows:

Design Project	Page #
Design project: Solar power	29
Design a crash barrier	312
Design a wind turbine power plant	357
Design a musical instrument	462
Design a lemon battery	480
Design a Rube Goldberg machine	558
Design a pinhole camera	586
Design an infrared pulse monitor	775

Lesson plans, student assignments, illustrated slides, and answer keys (including grading rubrics) for each design project are accessible from the digital Teacher's Edition.