The Dance Dance Re-Volt-ution Project
During this project, we got into groups of four. We learned about different types of circuits, the difference beween insulators and conductors, and many other things. We then collaborated in our groups and gather materials and start creating our dance pads. We found that tin foil is a very good conductor. While we were doign this, we were assigned a teacher who would use our dance pad in a compition. A couple people in each group had to make up a dance rourtine. When had come up with a design for our dance pads, went about giving them a personaliy by decorating them. When the competition rolled around, our teachers dancing infront of our direcor who judged our preformace.
How a "Simple Circut" works:
A simple circuit is made up of a D battery, a bulb in a bulb holder, and two pieces of wire. One wire is touching the negative side of the battery, and a side of the bulb holder. The other wire is touching the negative side of the battery, and the other side of the bulb holder. when each complete in touching something, it completes the flow of electricity causing the bulb to glow. However, if I take one side of a wire off the D battery, the bulb will go out because I have just stopped the flow of electricity.
A simple circuit is made up of a D battery, a bulb in a bulb holder, and two pieces of wire. One wire is touching the negative side of the battery, and a side of the bulb holder. The other wire is touching the negative side of the battery, and the other side of the bulb holder. when each complete in touching something, it completes the flow of electricity causing the bulb to glow. However, if I take one side of a wire off the D battery, the bulb will go out because I have just stopped the flow of electricity.
Insulators and Conductors:
The difference between an insulator and a conductor is that a conductor can complete the flow of electricity in a circuit. An insulator absorbs the electrons and does not allow them to complete a circuit.
The difference between an insulator and a conductor is that a conductor can complete the flow of electricity in a circuit. An insulator absorbs the electrons and does not allow them to complete a circuit.
Dance pad materials and how it works:
Our dance pads are made out of cardboard, wire, tin foil, tape, AA batteries and holders, alligator clips, paint, glitter glue, and a small bulb and it's holder. The way one of our dance pads works is that an alligator clip is hovering just above some tin foil on the under side of the top pice of cardboard. When someone steps on it, the alligator clip touches the tin foil which completes the circuit causing the bulb to glow.
Our dance pads are made out of cardboard, wire, tin foil, tape, AA batteries and holders, alligator clips, paint, glitter glue, and a small bulb and it's holder. The way one of our dance pads works is that an alligator clip is hovering just above some tin foil on the under side of the top pice of cardboard. When someone steps on it, the alligator clip touches the tin foil which completes the circuit causing the bulb to glow.
-My group working on our prototype.
-Our teacher, Joann dacing!
The competition went pretty well. We didn't win, but our dance pad worked. Joann also got an Honnerable Mention for best effort!
The competition went pretty well. We didn't win, but our dance pad worked. Joann also got an Honnerable Mention for best effort!
Other photos: