May 13, 2010

Today, I finished putting all the information on my poster. I finished my log book and got everything I needed together. I am going to bring it in tomorrow.

May 12, 2010

Today, I finished working on my diagram. I also made the bar graph out of the information that I had from when I did the experiments.

May 11, 2010

Today, I made a diagram of what my project looks like. I used a software called omnigraffle. I made it by taking different shapes and the coloring them so that you can see an actual picture of my project. My dad helped me get it started and then I had it working perfectly fine. I think it looks great.

May 10, 2010

Today I did some experiments on my project. I figured out how many paper clips the bolt could pick up depending on how many times the wire was wrapped around. I wrapped the wire around first 10 times, then 20 times, next 30 times, and finally, 40 times. I learned that the more times the wire is wrapped around the bolt, the more paper clips it picks up. Then I transferred my information into a bar graph by using an Excel spreadsheet.

April 28,2010

Today I did the 10 facts. I wrote some about electromagnets and some about what they are used in.

April 27,2010

Today I wrote out my bibliography. I used the sheet I got from Miss. Elliott. I included all the information I used for my project.

April 25,2010

Today, I planned out the rest of my project. I used a software called "Freemind." It helped me organize my project by making a mind-map, which is a visual outline of my project. It helps you know what is done and what has to be done.