Monday, January 27, 2014

this is really cool and 5th grader can try this and u 2 fourtu grader

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Balloon Powered Car - Science Fair 2013 - GJM

Tools For My Project

The tools i will be using is an iron/plastic tube but i am going to be using an iron tube because the plastic one can maybe burn.i am also going to buy an turbine which is going to turn and while it turns a huge electromagnet will be at the top to create energy and thats the tools i will be using

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

my project

my project has an amazing thing to do with water.My project is amazing because it uses water & if u ai'nt an person who likes drinking water u should try doing this project than just wasting it.This project means alot to me because it not like it using coal are anything to destroy the sky.I also think this project will help people like me and u wasting water than drinking it because,its only 9% of fresh water on earth so its better for us to save water & save the earth from getting full of coal & smoke from destroying the earth and messing up our oxegen.

Monday, January 20, 2014

Penguins

No, technically penguins cannot fly

Penguins are birds, so they do have wings. However, the wing structures of penguins are evolved for swimming, rather than flying in the traditional sense. Penguins do “fly” underwater at speeds of up to 15 to 25 miles per hour.

As adept swimmers, penguins spend a lot of time in the water. Some penguins spend up to 75 percent of their lives in the water. Like other birds, penguins do lay eggs and they raise their chicks on land.

All penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere.

For more information:

Penguin Adaptation, NASA QUEST

Seabird Research Program, Southwest Fisheries Science Center

Arctic & Antarctic Activity Book (pdf)

Friday, January 17, 2014

Objectives:

to create a balloon powered race car for maximum speed and distance
to incorporate Newton's Laws of Motion
to learn how to use the formula Speed= Distance / Time

Materials:

9 inch balloon is standard
pen barrel or straw
various materials to construct the racers
Grading Rubric (PDF)

Rules:

The car must be powered by no more than 2 balloons.
You can build the car out of anything.
It must have at least three wheels. Wheels are defined as anything that is round and goes around.
The wheels can not be wheels from a toy car. They must be made out of something that was not originally meant to be used as wheels.
The car may not leave the ground.
The car must be capable of traveling at least 5 meters.

Procedure:

You will bring in materials from home and assemble your car in class.
On race day we will set up a track in our classroom.
You will race in pairs against other classmates.
Cars that follow all of the rules will be eligible for awards.
Winning cars will be displayed in the lobby as well as on our web page!
These awards will be given in three categories.

Best Looking Car

Fastest Car (in first 5 meters)

Farthest Distance Traveled

Good Luck!

This activity was inspired by Mr. Bings Physical Science Class.
This is his page: http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/School%20Info/South/Southfiles/Bingaman/motion/balloon/racers.htm
Helpful Links:
http://pbskids.org/zoom/freeloads/ballooncar.html

http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/Pueblo/Tech/balloon_car.htm

http://www.alaska.faa.gov/flt_std/aved/teachers/Rcar.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/50109/projects/bcars.html

http://www.eecs.umich.edu/mathscience/funexperiments/agesubject/lessons/other/rocket_car.html

Thursday, January 16, 2014

this is my project