In Te Ngahere we have been learning about science. There was a Science Roadshow about science at BOI Collage (A.K.A Bay Of Islands College). So first we took our bus to BOI Collage at 12:00. Next we went into the school hall to see the BOI College about to leave. When they left after the starting show the scientists said we could have some time to check out the interactive displays. Before we went we had to get into groups and my group was Aaron and Jacob, my classmates. After some displays we saw a quiz about electricity so we tried the quiz and it was actually very awesome and you actual can learn some stuff from it. From the electricity quiz I learned that DC stands for direct current and AC stands for alternate current.
I am sure my favorite exhibit was called “Pepper's Ghost”. In Pepper’s Ghost you can flip a switch and then look in the box and in the chair you will find a invisible skeleton. You can figure out how they did this by reading the info card on top of the box or you can open the lid of the box to see what unravels. Apparently they used a very shiny skeleton and a mirror to reflect the skeletons shine to the chair. The reason I like this exhibit is because it is simple and interesting.
At the end there was another show and that show introduced something called fair testing. Fair testing is when you test your hypothesis and if your test fails you change ONE variable at a time. Fair testing would definitely help with future science projects because instead of removing more than one variable you can remove only one so you don’t remove a variable that is good by accident.
Do like like science?
Hi Mikaira it’s Gail from your class. I thought your post was interesting to read because you’ve added your favourite Exhibition at the Roadshow and also something new you learnt which tells me what you liked about the roadshow. For me personally my favourite exhibition was the Bernoulli blower which was the one where you put the objects in the wind blower and they go up.
ReplyDeleteIf you went to the roadshow again would there be any exhibitions you would like to see again?