The most powerful electromagnet

           The strongest electromagnet is Copper with a DC current, 100 winds and a thick wire. It is the strongest electromagnet that I could make on a website that we were assigned. It is call fossweb and the link will be below. I recorded all that we needed and it ended up being the strongest.

Try it on the website below 

Click here to go to Fossweb

           

       It is the strongest electromagnet that I made and it picked up 500 filings and that is all that was there. I think that it is the strongest because string could not pick any filings up so it was really a contest in between the Copper and the Aluminum but the Copper won the contest. The second best only picked up 333 so the winner won by 167 filings. The second place is the same thing except for that it had an AC current.

           I think that it is the strongest electromagnet in the world with a lot more winds. If you look up the strongest electromagnet the picture that I put is there. The picture definitely has more that 100 winds. The strongest magnet that I made on the website is still really strong. Remember that the strongest electromagnet that I could make is Copper with a DC current, 100 winds and a thick wire.

Weekly Blog 03/13

Surprise: I was surprised when we were seeing how many washers a magnet could hold. I was surprised that when we got to 5 it started to not hold as many washers and that from 1 to 4 magnets I guessed how many washers it would hold and I was right. It was surprising because I thought that my guesses would be totally wrong. I can learn that I am not always wrong on what I guess.

Summary: This week we did some experiments with magnets and we watched a Bill Nye video and we did a worksheet about it. The first experiment that we did is we saw if the magnets only stuck to 2 poles. The second experiment is that we saw what magnetism could go through like paper and wood. The third experiment that we did is we saw how many washers a paper clip and a magnet could hold.

Backward looking: I knew quite a bit about the topic when we started like what magnets are and that they stick to only the opposite charge ot pole.  I knew that there are poles but I did not know what they were called. I knew that magnets could mess up your screen on your electronics. I know that because when I was little I did it in the corner of my grandparents TV screen but it is back to normal.

Inward looking: I loved that we got to do experiment and that we got to watch a Bill Nye video. I liked that this time it is something that I know a bit about instead of something that I have no idea what it is in the beginning, it is something that I know stuff about. I did not like that we had to write but it was important to write and I know that.

Outward looking: My table's work was slightly different than other peoples because we did not have the same amount of washers that fit on it. I think that on the other 2 experiments we got the same answer. I heard some people say numbers and some were that same and some were different. We all did the same thing with the same tools. 

Forward looking: If I got to redo the work I would make sure that we did the experiments all right and make sure that we do it on time or ahead. I would like to do this so that I do not have to rush and worry that we would not get something done. We did get about as far as other people but we were not the best out of the class but we did our best and that is all that matters.

Weekly Blog 03/06

Surprise: I was surprised that I got assigned a mineral instead of trying again to pick my own. I was surprised when we were sitting in the beginning of class listening to the teacher and she assigned some of us minerals. This is surprising because most people got to pick a mineral and ask for permission. 

Summary: This week we did a jilster assignment about a mineral but we had to do research on it though before we started. The page is about the mineral we are doing and we have to put stuff like its hardness and other ways to identify a mineral. We do not need a picture but a lot of people are putting pictures.

Backward looking: I had a problem that I did not know what chemical composition meant so I had to ask some people and they did not know it either. I tried to find out what it meant and I am happy that Alex helped me figure out what it meant. Now I know what chemical composition means and it means the same thing as chemical formula.

Inward looking: I found it frustrating that I took so long to do the reasearch and that I did not know what chemical composition means. I also found it frustrating that I am slow at this kind of work and I am not good at it. The last thing that I found frustrating is that I took so long to do the bird brain and always thought we could turn things in late in Science so I worked on my electives and other projects during that week and then was told I could not turn this in late and received a zero! I also forgot my zondle login. Justin helped me with my login so I know it now.

Outward looking: My work was similar to other people's because we all had to find the same research, we all did it on the same website and we all did it on a mineral. It was different from other people's because we all did different minerals, we all worded our work different and most of us have a different background.

Forward looking: I would like to improve on how fast I do my work and how to separate it. I would also like to improve on the way that I work so that I am on the same track as everyone else. I would want to do this because I am a slow worker and I am super bad at managing my time. I would also like to do this because it is one of the things that I am horrible at.

Weekly Blog 02/27

Surprise: I was surprised when we were learning about the rock cycle. I was surprised that I lava is dried outside then it is rough and if it is cooled in the earth it is shiny and pretty. It was surprising because it is both dried lava but they look totally different. This teaches me that if something is cooled in a different surrounding it can look different that the same thing cooled in another surrounding.

Summary: This week we learned about the rock cycle and minerals. We also did a game and we answered questions about the game. We learned about the three kinds of rocks and what they can look like. The last thing is that we learned about is what minerals can be used in.

Backward looking: I didn't know much about the rock cycle but I did know that rocks can be random shapes and colors. I also knew that some rocks are dried lava. I did not know that there were different kinds of rocks and that they had a specific name. I also did not know that rocks could switch forms.

Inward looking: I feel good about my work this week and my favorite part was that we got to play a game. I disliked that the game was so long and that we had to answer so many questions.  I liked that we got to pick a mineral instead of you picking one for us. I disliked that we  could get denied for what mineral we wanted but it was for a good reason.

Outward looking: My work was similar to other peoples because we all did the same game and the same worksheet but we probably all put it in a different format and had different wording. It was also the same because we all found the same minerals and did the same tests in the game. We all had to write the same information just not the same wording.

Forward looking: I would like to improve the amount of time I take to do things. I would like to do this because I had to rush to finish my work. I would also like to be able to get things done without getting distracted. I would like that because I usually get distracted. 

My baby book project

This is to see my friend's baby book, click here,

Matter Spicy nodes

Weekly Blog 01/26

Surprise: I was surprised that our second guess on the unknown crystal was right. I was surprised when we were doing the last curious crystals experiment and looked at the crystals to see which one is the unknown crystal.

Summary: This week all that we worked on is our Matter background research.We also worked on atomic research this week. The matter that matters background research is where we do research and then we do a document. The atomic research is similar except that we have to research on different stuff and do a different sheet. We also saw which the unknown crystal is.

Backward looking: I only knew a little bit on the topic. For example my friends dad showed us a little bit in 3rd grade he showed up and taught us some stuff about atoms but I forgot the stuff by this time. I did not know anything besides what he taught us. I did not get it back then so I practically knew nothing.

Inward looking: My goal this week is to stay on time with everyone else. I sort of made my goal because I turned everything in on time but some of it was not finished. My goal changed to that I would like to finish everything on time because we had to turn it in ahead of time. My changed goal I think got met.

Outward looking: My work worked the same as others but our grade could have been different and our thinking of things. I think that they were similar for the most part but it was slightly different for some people and really different for some people. For example, people probably got 100 and were not the only one but if you have a 0 you might be on your own.

Forward looking: If I had to redo the work then I would change the pace on when I get things done because I just barely turned it in on time or I turned it in late. For example, my Bird Brain reading and quizzes: I did some of them but the last one I got late. I would also change that I had to redo the quiz on the "If you were made of legos".