Electricity Score

Posted on by June 8, 2012

 

            My project is basically a soccer accuracy test.  The person playing will attempt to shoot a skill ball into one of the five holes.  Each of the five holes will have a certain score based on how difficult the shot is.  If the person “scores” then a light will light up, signaling that they have won.  Hopefully, I will figure out a way to allow the ball to return to the person in some type of tube. 

I am curious about the type of switch or other item that can allow the ball to activate the switch long enough to light the light bulb, and have it fall down the tube afterward.  That is proving more difficult then I imagined.  To make the separate light bulbs to only light when a certain switch is activated I will have to create a somewhat complicated series circuit with one or two batteries.  To do this I will have to figure out how to create this circuit by using what I have learned about electric currents and circuits to create this circuit so that the bulb only lights when I want it to. 

The kids will learn about circuits by explaining to them in a very quick way about how the circuit and the switches is lighting the bulb when they kick the ball into the hole.  If they do not succeed in kicking the ball in the hole then I will show them how the bulb lights up by placing the ball into the hole.  I will also have a diagram with the project that people can look at to help them understand my project so that they will learn more then I could say when I explain it to them.

Skee Ball Electricity

Posted on by May 26, 2012

 

             My project is going to be a skee ball game. The person playing the game will attempt to get the maximum number of points, by rolling a tennis ball into one of five holes. If the player scores, a light will flash and then the ball will return back to the person, he/she will get points depending on which hole they get the ball in.

I am curious how I will make the light, light because the object might not set the switch off, I am also curious about if I will have enough power to light about 3-5 lights. The player will learn how the light bulb lights when a ball or object hits or stays on the switch. I learned that you cant put two light bulbs on the same connection line or the bulbs wont light. I also learned that I can make the bulbs light only when I want then to, with three different types of switches.

Kids will learn how electricity can make light bulbs light when you want them to, also they will be taught about one of three switches while enjoying a game of skee ball.

score a point! electric knock hockey game with a digital score board!

Posted on by May 25, 2012

 

My electricity fair project is an electric knock hockey table with a digital score board.

Some thing I am curious about is how I am going to have the scoreboard change the number of the score every time you get a point. Specifically I’m wondering about the switches and circuits. The main point of my project is to show the electricity of the score board connect to the game.  I’m curious about this because I want to show that electricity can be used in a lot of things such as games and fun activities. Some thing I have learned about electricity that might be useful while developing my project is batteries and switches and how to put up electricity in devices. One way I will show what I’ve learned in a fun and educational way is when constructing my table for the knock hockey game I will build a foldable lift up drawer and show people how the electricity is working and causing the game and score board to activate. I will show this because I would like to show the science behind my project and prove that the electricity I’m using can work and will work.