The Wave Project- Flower/InsectsProject Description
We started this project with gaining knowledge on all the different kinds of waves. Including light waves, sound waves, microwaves, ect. After doing all of the learning part of this project we started formulating our own experiments. My partner and I studied the purpose of why insects are attracted to the flowers because of the scent, color, or UV patterns. Technology Project |
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Explanation:
We were asked to answer this question How does technology affect us; our well being, safety, health, ability to learn and development? We are asked to gain these skills: apply the scientific flowchart to investigate ideas we find interesting, develop testable scientific questions, identify reliable sources of information while performing independent research, go pro at spreadsheets: interpret and analyze large sets of data, and communicate our ideas to a public audience with a desired outcome in mind. To do this I have been researching the effect of loud music on teen hearing. My partner and I looked at different articles that has studies on the amount of loud music teens listen to daily. After finding articles that supports our question we made key points of the damage that causes the loss of teen hearing. The most interesting facts that we found was the people with tinier hair cells that line that line in the inner ear the transmits signals to the brain, which are interrupted as sound.
Reflection:
I have grown the most in gathering and organizing data. In one of our "Lab #3 Projectile Motion Virtual Experiment" I had to make a spreadsheet that contained all the mass, drag coefficient, diameter,and range for all the round objects. In the beginning I started to label my data but I was confused on where to put the labels. Eventually I figured it out.
Final Product:
Click here to see my infographic: https://magic.piktochart.com/output/8267644-1st-science-project
We were asked to answer this question How does technology affect us; our well being, safety, health, ability to learn and development? We are asked to gain these skills: apply the scientific flowchart to investigate ideas we find interesting, develop testable scientific questions, identify reliable sources of information while performing independent research, go pro at spreadsheets: interpret and analyze large sets of data, and communicate our ideas to a public audience with a desired outcome in mind. To do this I have been researching the effect of loud music on teen hearing. My partner and I looked at different articles that has studies on the amount of loud music teens listen to daily. After finding articles that supports our question we made key points of the damage that causes the loss of teen hearing. The most interesting facts that we found was the people with tinier hair cells that line that line in the inner ear the transmits signals to the brain, which are interrupted as sound.
Reflection:
I have grown the most in gathering and organizing data. In one of our "Lab #3 Projectile Motion Virtual Experiment" I had to make a spreadsheet that contained all the mass, drag coefficient, diameter,and range for all the round objects. In the beginning I started to label my data but I was confused on where to put the labels. Eventually I figured it out.
Final Product:
Click here to see my infographic: https://magic.piktochart.com/output/8267644-1st-science-project
Rube Goldberg Reflection
Project Description: In groups of 3, you will design and build a complex contraption that performs a simple task. In addition, you must demonstrate the application physics concepts and support this with calculations to explain the motion or transfer energy for each step.
The Goal: Our final step was making toast, there was a few other groups that made toast. We thought that having food would bring more attention to our rube.
The Goal: Our final step was making toast, there was a few other groups that made toast. We thought that having food would bring more attention to our rube.
Talking Points
What skills did you learn?
During our Rube Goldberg project I improved on the following skills; time management, working under pressure, construction, collaboration, and problem solving. These were all important skills to use during this project. Time management was important because we had many due dates on things like our four calculations/analyzing, explanations of our steps, and in our rube we had to have three different simple machines represented, and at least twelve steps. Working under pressure was a big one because of the certain amount of time that we had to build our rube, also because making rube Goldberg's takes lots of time and energy to go through and fix any mistakes along with resetting all of our steps. Not only is trial and error and making lots of adjustments a big component to making a rube Goldberg, but making a rube Goldberg work under the little amount of time we had was very stressful. The construction was somewhat new for me because we had to use a drill to screw in the wood together to create the base and secure components to the frame, I also need to cut with the saw. In the past I haven’t used these tools so learning how to use them properly and safely took some time. The biggest challenge I needed to overcome was having one of my partners transferring schools in the middle of our project, and my second partner did contribute to the planning and building. This partner also did not hold our agreement that she would at least do the four calculations/analyzations which left me all of the work.
What steps were the most challenging to make work?The most challenging step was the toaster because it was hard to get the book heavy enough to have enough force to push down the toaster handle. Balancing and controlling the motion of the book as it fell on the handle was hard because the book had to be at a certain angle in order to have the right amount force to set off the book. The book not only had to start the toaster but it also had to fall off the toaster so that the toast in the toaster could pop out once it was done.
How did you go about analyzing your Rube?
We analyzed our rube in a few different ways, first by looking online for videos of rube Goldberg to help come up with our twelve required steps. Then we talked with peers about what they were planning on doing, and I also asked my parents and teaches for any ideas that they might have.
During our Rube Goldberg project I improved on the following skills; time management, working under pressure, construction, collaboration, and problem solving. These were all important skills to use during this project. Time management was important because we had many due dates on things like our four calculations/analyzing, explanations of our steps, and in our rube we had to have three different simple machines represented, and at least twelve steps. Working under pressure was a big one because of the certain amount of time that we had to build our rube, also because making rube Goldberg's takes lots of time and energy to go through and fix any mistakes along with resetting all of our steps. Not only is trial and error and making lots of adjustments a big component to making a rube Goldberg, but making a rube Goldberg work under the little amount of time we had was very stressful. The construction was somewhat new for me because we had to use a drill to screw in the wood together to create the base and secure components to the frame, I also need to cut with the saw. In the past I haven’t used these tools so learning how to use them properly and safely took some time. The biggest challenge I needed to overcome was having one of my partners transferring schools in the middle of our project, and my second partner did contribute to the planning and building. This partner also did not hold our agreement that she would at least do the four calculations/analyzations which left me all of the work.
What steps were the most challenging to make work?The most challenging step was the toaster because it was hard to get the book heavy enough to have enough force to push down the toaster handle. Balancing and controlling the motion of the book as it fell on the handle was hard because the book had to be at a certain angle in order to have the right amount force to set off the book. The book not only had to start the toaster but it also had to fall off the toaster so that the toast in the toaster could pop out once it was done.
How did you go about analyzing your Rube?
We analyzed our rube in a few different ways, first by looking online for videos of rube Goldberg to help come up with our twelve required steps. Then we talked with peers about what they were planning on doing, and I also asked my parents and teaches for any ideas that they might have.