Physics
in physics we have worked mainly velocity. we have done labs such as the Whirly bird which is when we made paper whirly birds then dropped then from different heights. we also did the marble cat can lab, which is when we made run way down a table with a cat food can at the bottom and we tried to get the marble in the can.
our first big project was on bottle rockets. we spent two weeks on building a rocket and a back up rocket. My partner Harrison Quick and I created a rocket that we would hope would have stable flight with the help of an extra proportion system. the PVC pipe was to push water out and keep the rocket from falling on its side. each rocket had to have a parachute and that parachute must deploy for it to be a successful launch. there were many things that could go wrong. however my partner and I did not have much time to think about the flaws of our rocket. the parachute was to fat to slip through the hole in the top and the stabilizers on the sides kept it very steady... on the ground. we now have completed a project called a rube Goldberg, my partner and i got it to work a few times. the project was very hard to make a five foot tall structure then fill all the space with machines. Instrument project- this was a really fun hands on project my partners and i made a hand made electric guitar out of oak wood and cabinet doors. we learned about waves in sound and other physics that make a guitar work. |