Potato Battery Science

 In science elective, we we're testing if a potato could power electricity from copper and nails, in this process we used 7 potato's so we could power more energy than just 2 potato's, some copper wire and some nails to make some alligator clips, also make sure you have a voltage meter so you can see how much electricity the potato, nails and copper can produce altogether.

We also did 2 tests around trying to power up a light, first test was a fail, second test was a success, we we're able to power the light. 

Brain Box Science

 What did we learn about?

In today's science elective, we we're making a Windmill, this was around copper, technology and electricity, we had 4 tests, Test 1 was a fail also test 2 and test 3 but Test 4 was a total success although the spinner kept on flying off the windmill.

There were multiple rotations we could've chosen but instead my group and I chose the brain box because it looked very interesting, although Lucas N didn't think it was interesting on this update today.

A photo during the process: 

Olympic Medal Values

What did we learn about?

We learned about what it takes to be an olympian and all the values you should have to be one! The values all olympians should have is Excellence, Respect and last but not least friendship! My friends and I made this poster about the 1st, 2nd and 3rd medals, along with the values at the bottom.

What did I find really simple?

I found it easy to create the outline and the shape of the medal because all you needed to do is just go to shapes and select the shape called the oval, to me it looks like a circle but yeah, also inserting the text 3rd place with the tool called Word Art.

What did I find challenging?

The thing that was really bugging me and challenging be was the poly lining of the ferns covering the edges of the medals because when I tried poly lining it, I needed to stop clicking to each corner too fast otherwise it'll come out as a line and it would be so frustrating to redo it.

What can I do next time to improve?

Maybe next time I do this I could improve on my poly lining skills because almost every time I try poly lining it just turns into a line so I need to practice on my poly lining more to get it right every time.

Question Time! 

What do you think I should do to my 3rd place medal next time, should I add more details to it or should I just leave it how it is? 

The Coin Drop Science Elective

 In science, we we're learning about Newton's First Law Inertia, Inertia is sort of like laziness of an object. When there is a reaction, there is a opposite and equal reaction. What you need: Glass cup, 4 or 5 coins, a hard and soft paper depends if you want to test which card is better. 

I would say that when Eraia, Inatiaus and I did this, we did pretty well, we always got it in just with a simple flick with your finger, I forgot how much I got them in but at the end I tried all of them and it was successful! All the times I tried and got them in was roughly 5 or 6 times.

The Egg Drop Science Elective

 In Science, we we're learning about Newton's First Law inertia, we used 1 toilet paper roll, a plastic plate, a plastic cup of water, and an egg. We set up the cup of water first then placed the plate on top following on with the toilet paper roll and the egg. Then you have it all setup you just have to simply nudge the plastic plate, don't do it too hard or else the egg and the water will go everywhere, when the egg was moving, it did not want to stop, the container of water interrupted the egg's fall.

I found it easy to use the smaller cup because when we tried the bigger cup it was harder to get the egg inside the cup of water than the smaller cup. (In my opinion)

I found it hard to try not to crack open the egg and let it spill everywhere because Toby and I cracked a couple egg's because I think we were both applying too much power into the nudge.

Next time I will try not to crack the eggs because all the egg white went all over my hand and it was disgusting and slimey. 

Rock/M&M's Stacking Science

 In Science, we we're learning about how nothing but gravity holds rocks or other stuff when you're stacking them, my highest rock stack was 5 and my highest M&M's stacking was 2.

I found it easy to stack the rocks because how I was been able to stack it to 5 is because they we're not as curvy as m&m's.

I found it hard to stack the m&m's because no matter how hard I would try to stack them but I didn't give up, the current world record was set by a Maori All Black and it was 5, when I heard that I was shocked, Vinzent and Tyran stacked 3 m&m's.

Next time I will try harder to stack more m&m's or rocks because I felt like I could of stacked even more.

Here is a photo during the process:

Natural Disasters Survival Kit

 

We were learning the important stuff we need if a natural disaster occurs, for my poster I did a torch, canned beans, apple, drink bottle, medical kit and a radio, I really enjoyed making this and I think mine is fantastic. 

 I found it easy to create the medical kit because all you hat to do is make sure its the right size, make sure it has the right words on it and also make sure it has the right colour. 

 I found it hard to polyline the radio because when I outlined it in the picture, it had so much detail. 

 Next time I will try add more accessible things.