Sensors, Test & Measurement: Electronics Science Fair Projects & Experiments

Sensors, Test & Measurement
Electronics Science Fair Projects and Experiments
Topics, Ideas, Resources and Sample Projects
For Middle and High School Students and Teachers

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Chemical Sensors

Which Smoke Detector Will Work Best to Alert You to the Possibility of a Fire? R

Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR): Using Surface Plasmons to Detect Chemical Changes R

Chemical Sensing with Porous Silicon on an Autonomous Robot R

Lead-Acid Battery Monitor R

Light Sensors and Measurement
Electromagnetic Radiation Detectors
Test & Measurement Circuits
Detector / Indicator / Sensor Circuits

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Direct Detection of Dark Matter with LENS: A New Directionally Sensitive Low Energy WIMP Detector R

Build a simple cosmic ray detector that can be built by high school teachers R

Build a Fuse Monitor C

Make your own thermistor and pressure sensor. R R R

Demonstrate that If the number of detection zones can be larger than the number of sensors, then there is a mathematical algorithm to calculate the maximum number of detection zones given a number of sensors. R

Determining the Coefficient of Kinetic Friction with a Microcontroller R

Build Your Own Seismometer R R

Research different sensors and demonstrate how they work. R