Wednesday 16 October 2013

SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT- ELECTRICITY GAMES - By Daniel Barba

 For the science fair I made two games using electric circuits. One consisted matching questions and answers. I made a list of questions and their answers on a panel and decorated it with plastic invertebrates. Next to each question and each answer I placed a metal binder. The questions were connected to their answers by wire on the back of the game board. Separately I connected two pieces of wires to two nails, a battery and a light bulb. The purpose of the game was to match each question to its answer and touch them with the big nails. If the answer was correct, the electric circuit  would be closed and the light bulb therefore lit up. If the answer was wrong the circuit is would be open and the light bulb didn't light up.
             





 For the other game I used a shoe box. I bent a piece of metal wire which I placed on the shoe box. Inside the shoe box I put a battery, a light bulb and a metal handle with a tiny loop at the end. The purpose of the game was to pass the loop along the bent wire without touching it. Everytime the loop touched the wire the circuit became closed and the light bulb would light up!







These are two fun games you can easily make with basic materials.

Friday 11 October 2013

Jaguar Attacks Caiman!!

Watch this video!
Apart form watching this incredible video of how a jaguar attacks a caiman. Check your english! Listen carefully and see how much you understand?
Maybe you could try to figure out the answers to these questions.

Do jaguars like water?
Is the jaguar in the video a young or an adult individual?
Is it a male or a female?
Where is this taking place?
What does a jaguar's diet consist of? How many species?
What movement is the jaguar using along the river bank?
How many caiman are in sight?
Does the jaguar avoid splashing in the water?
The caiman inmediately stops moving and fighting, why?