Archive of ‘Science 9’ category

Collaboration Fluency

Summary of the experiment: In a group that was chosen randomly we needed to move an aluminum can without touching, (So with static electricity) and the team that managed to move the pop the greatest distance won the challenge.

Execute: So I was in a group with Scott and Ruben and together our plan was to move the pop can with a charged balloon. We charged the balloon by rubbing it on a piece of fur and placing it close to the balloon. The can was attracted to the balloon and followed it around however it moved rather slow. So we wanted to see how we could get the can to move faster. We rubbed the balloon faster and longer against the fur and then tried again, the balloon moved so much faster then it did before. And in the end we ended up winning. Trial and error my friends it works.

Examine: Overall it was a pretty successful experiment. We won the challenge and Iearned a lot about static electricity. The only thing I would change is that I felt like I did majority of the work. I wish I had split the work a bit better and made my group members do a bit more however, all in all it was pretty successful.

Science App Review

Define: The problem is I can’t memorize the periodic table it’s to challenging and boring. I can’t mix them to see what happens because I can’t go to the store and by Mercury or Magnesium.

Dream: What if there was an app that could help me memorize the periodic table and make it more entertaining. What if I could mix the various elements and see what happens without actually having to mix them. Imagine I could have Mercury in pocket.

Deliver: So I did some searching and found the elements 4d app. This app allows you to take paper cube cutouts with elements on them and see what it actually looks like in real life (Well as realistic as possible.)

Debrief: Honestly I think that this app was pretty fun and educational. It definitely helped me with my understanding of the periodic table because it showed me the atomic number and atomic mass along with whether or not it was a solid, gas or liquid. It was straight forward, easy to use and pretty interactive considering you can move it around and mix them. However it wasn’t perfect. There were quite a few technological issues I encountered. Like sometimes the app wouldn’t read the cube let me turn it to see all angles but, besides that it was a overall good time and it was a good way to learn the periodic table. 8/10 (See all images below).