So, Scottie wanted to participate in the Science Fair at school this year, and he wanted to demonstrate how motors work. So, he and Brandon took the motor out of the kids little golf cart, and took the motor apart for a visual aid for his demonstration. Then, they headed to Hobby Lobby to get a motor kit and Scottie was able to put it all together.
Brandon helped him research and understand how the different voltages of different batteries would make the motor spin, what watts were, he wandered through the house finding different things that run by motor power (blow dryer, house fan, furnace, my fingernail dryer . . .) He made the poster himself, and practiced his presentation to us. He was pretty excited.
The night before the Fair, practicing his presentation
I came down and helped him set everything up, then hung around after school to see how he did with the presentation. I was quite proud of him and how he did. He was able to answer the judges questions, and did a pretty good job.
That evening, we headed back to the school for the awards presentation. He was positive that he got 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. Sadly, though, he didn't, and he was pretty disappointed. We didn't see a list of criteria, so we're not sure what he could have done differently or better, but he still had fun doing it, and playing around with the different batteries to make the motor spin.
Going up to get his participation award
Good job, Scott! Your dad and I are proud of you. It's fun to see you take things apart, learn how they work, and then put them back together again - working most of the time - and how your interest grows each time a project is done with dad. Keep up the good work!
Brandon helped him research and understand how the different voltages of different batteries would make the motor spin, what watts were, he wandered through the house finding different things that run by motor power (blow dryer, house fan, furnace, my fingernail dryer . . .) He made the poster himself, and practiced his presentation to us. He was pretty excited.
The night before the Fair, practicing his presentation
I came down and helped him set everything up, then hung around after school to see how he did with the presentation. I was quite proud of him and how he did. He was able to answer the judges questions, and did a pretty good job.
That evening, we headed back to the school for the awards presentation. He was positive that he got 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. Sadly, though, he didn't, and he was pretty disappointed. We didn't see a list of criteria, so we're not sure what he could have done differently or better, but he still had fun doing it, and playing around with the different batteries to make the motor spin.
Going up to get his participation award
Good job, Scott! Your dad and I are proud of you. It's fun to see you take things apart, learn how they work, and then put them back together again - working most of the time - and how your interest grows each time a project is done with dad. Keep up the good work!
2 comments:
Way to go!!
Good job, Scott!
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