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Thursday, 18 May 2017

Attempting to BLOW MY MIND - Science Assessment 17/5/17 and 18/5/17

Investigation:

Recently we have been working on making a Vortex Cannon. We are making it so that we can make a ping pong ball go a certain distance on different surfaces.

Method:


  1. To start off, we must collect all equipments necessary for this said experiment.
  2. Now, we will need to get a bucket. When we get this bucket we must cover the opening with duct tape.

  3. Third, we must get a craft knife and make a small hole in the other end.
  4. Now, we fill the fill the cannon up with smoke.
  5. Then, we shall now drop the ping pong ball onto the surface we will be testing the ball on.
  6. Lastly, we will will now smack the bucket on the duct tape part to release the smoke and see how far it can make the ping pong ball go



  


Findings

1) We managed to make our aim succeed.
2) When we made the Vortex Cannon it wasn't as neat and tidy as expected.
3) There was nothing wrong beside from how neat the vortex cannon was and that the smoke machine wasn't working. Also that a certain person in the group didn't take part
4) I would work with some other people that does work and not people who slack off.

Line to Graph - https://docs.google.com/a/hornby.school.nz/spreadsheets/d/1q2vgYyxhSSkSw6vmV1W0DboPY7DiK7i6Kx99guk-1L8/edit?usp=sharing


8 comments:

  1. i like your work zach think you for helping me.
    not adding my name next time

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    1. Kia ora, Jacob
      Thanks for commenting on my blog, but next time can you add some information, like what part you like and more. Please tell which area of my post did you like the most?

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  2. Kia Ora Joel. I think it is great that you have been commenting on others blogs, however please remember to structure your comment properly- great the person, tell them something you like about their work and something about their work they could improve. This comment has grammar mistakes and is not very helpful for Zach.

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  3. Heya Neika, Thanks for commenting on my blog. Can you please explain to me which of these photos seem "Silly" How could these photo effect the blog post in a negative format?

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  4. Good Afternoon Nathan
    I appreciate the time you spent to make your comment seem formal. Could you shine some light on making the format of my post improved in some shape or form?

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  5. Heya Joel
    Thanks for the comment on my blog, can you please make your comments more detailed then they are currently. Can you please explain to me in more detail what you mean in your comment?

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  6. Good Afternoon Amaka
    Thanks for the comment! I take the up most respect in each word you typed. They seemed professional in everyway shape and form.
    No Comment.

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  7. Hey Zach,
    What an awesome experiment! I love the photos, the title and the steps that you have shared. 2m is a long way to get the ball to travel, was it going fast or slow? I am also wondering if all of the groups made a vortex tunnel?
    This reminds me of the home made confetti shooters that you can make out of a balloon and a cup - have you seen these at all? Maybe you could do a comparison between the two? Or make a hypothesis of whether you could use a balloon to make the ball go further?
    I think that this is a fantastic post. To make it better you could add more information about the data sheet at the bottom as I was unsure what this was. Also, I can teach you how to make it a link so you press it and it takes you to that site.

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