EXPERIMENTS AND DEMOS

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Orbit of Mars	Test Kepler's laws of planetary motion by determining the orbit of Mars.
Orbit of Mars Inclination	Excel spreadsheet to determine the inclination of Mars orbit.
Model of Haley's Comet	Using the orbital parameters for Haley's Comet a model of the comet's orbit during its passage near the Sun in 1910 A.D. will be constructed.
Ephemeris for a comet	Excel spreadsheet to determine the ephemeris for near parabolic orbits (e ~ 1.0).
Archimede's Principle	Investigate Archimede's Principle by building a "freighter" and loading it with cargo.  Also study specific gravity using the "freighter" as a hydrometer.