Electronic Components Science Fair Projects & Experiments

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LEDs

How efficient an LED is compared to a conventional incandescent lightbulb? R

Color Mixing with Red, Green, & Blue LEDs R

Measure the light output of an LED as a function of current through the LED. R

Investigate the operation of Light Emitting Diodes (LED) and determine if modern LEDs have the advantages to replace incandescent light bulbs for energy-saving purposes. R R R R

Build a LED Radiometer R

Make your own white LED flashlight bulb. R R

Lights & LED Circuits

Capacitors

Build a Leyden jar capacitor out of common household materials and determine how much charge is stored as you test different charge cycles. R

See if static electricity could be stored in a Leyden jar capacitor made out of common household materials, and if so, can the charge held inside the Leyden jar be measured. R

The effect of different shapes (square, isosceles triangle, equilateral triangle) of asymmetrical capacitors on thrust production. R

Test capacitance properties R R

Build a baking soda variable electrolytic capacitor and oscillator. R R R

Diodes

How Does the Spectrum of an Ionized Gas Affect the Amount of Electric Current that a Silicon Photodiode Produces? R

What Is the Effect of Temperature on the Output of Semiconductor Diodes? R R

Build your own borax or baking soda rectifier. R R

Build a negative resistance oscillator with a homemade tunnel diode. R R

Make your oun vacuum tube diode. R R

Build a simple Zener-regulated power supply R R R

Semiconductors

Build your own photocell. R R

How long would it take for a semiconductor device to reach a dangerously high temperature of 200°C when soldered into a circuit? R

Experiments With Transistors and Solid State Devices R

Make your own thermistor and pressure sensor. R R R

Build an active semiconductor device with iron pyrites. R R

Investigate Moore's Law R R R R

Use of Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCMB) to Study Antibody Antigen Interactions R R R

Research memristors (memory resistor) and explain their revolutionary nature R

Can Light Energy Accurately Measure Surface Area? R

Use an electronic photosensor to verify that the inverse square law applies to light. R

Miscellany

Comparing the Electrical Resistance of Solder Joints and Electrically Conductive Adhesives R

Make your own vacuum tube triode. R R

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