Do you remember...
The Race of the Century
Electricity and Batteries
General Science
100
Which of these topics/activities did we not do this semester?
a) Science Charades
b) Fingerprint Analysis
c) Making Batteries
d) Making Crystal Sugar Sculptures
Which of these topics/activities did we not do this semester?
a) Science Charades
b) Fingerprint Analysis
c) Making Batteries
d) Making Crystal Sugar Sculptures
100
We watched The Race of the Century on Netflix a few weeks ago about racing boats.
What are the boats called in The Race of the Century?
Yachts
100
We made batteries using a liquid and some solid "electrodes". What do we call the liquid that "connects" the two electrodes in the beaker?
Hint: It must be able to conduct electricity.
An electrolyte.
100
What is the name of the chemical reaction that occurs in the leaves of plants that generates oxygen in the air and sugars for the plant to eat?
Photosynthesis.
200
What is the type of "machine" featured below, accomplishing a simple task in a very complex/convoluted way? (Hint: We built these!)
A Rube Goldberg Machine.
200
We watched The Race of the Century on Netflix a few weeks ago about racing boats.
Which country is the protagonist ("good guys") and which country is the antagonist ("bad guys") in the documentary?
"Good guys" = Australians
"Bad guys" = Americans
200
The two different solids (sometimes metals) used in a battery to generate electricity are called electrodes.
What are the two materials that historically make the electrodes of regular AA batteries?
Hint: We used both materials when making batteries.
Zinc and carbon.
200
Name all planets in order, starting with the closest planet to our Sun.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
300
What liquid turned a bunch of different colours when added to things like vinegar, soda water, lemon juice, etc?
Red cabbage juice
300
We watched The Race of the Century on Netflix a few weeks ago about racing boats.
What was the name of the inventor of the special "bottom" of the boat that allowed them to win against all odds?
a) Collin
b) Ben
c) Will
d) Brian
a) Collin
b) Ben (Lexcen)
c) Will
d) Brian
300
What are the four different solids that we tested as the electrodes of our batteries?
Aluminium
Carbon
Copper
Zinc
300
Name 10 different metals.
Answers may vary.
400
Which of the following was not a project/exhibition in our final "Science Museum Exhibition Day" last week?
a) Magnetic levitating train-car
b) Chemical volcano
c) Laser Maze
d) Fruit batteries
Which of the following was not a project/exhibition in our final "Science Museum Exhibition Day" last week?
a) Magnetic levitating train-car
b) Chemical volcano
c) Laser Maze
d) Fruit batteries
400
We watched The Race of the Century on Netflix a few weeks ago about racing boats.
What was the name of the special, custom attachment to the bottom of the boat that allowed the team to win against all odds?
The winged keel.
400
Which of the following batteries do you think will produce the highest voltage?
D. Using two different metals is key. Sulfuric acid will conduct extremely well (sugar water won't!)
400
Fill in the blanks:
1. When a liquid turns into a gas, we call this process _________________.
2. When a gas turns into a liquid, we call this process _________________.
3. When a solid turns directly into a gas, we call this process _________________ .
Fill in the blanks:
1. When a liquid turns into a gas, we call this process evaporation.
2. When a gas turns into a liquid, we call this process condensation.
3. When a solid turns directly into a gas, we call this process sublimation .
500
Which of these topics/activities came first in the semester?
a) Fingerprint Analysis
b) Ball Launcher Challenge
c) Pondwater Investigation
d) Watching The Race of the Century
Which of these topics/activities came first in the semester?
a) Fingerprint Analysis
b) Ball Launcher Challenge
c) Pondwater Investigation
d) Watching The Race of the Century
500
What was the specific name of the American Boating Team who were featured in the documentary? They hadn't been beaten in approximately 200 years of boat racing!
Hint: The ______ _____ ______ Club
The New York Yacht Club.
500
How many volts is a regular AA battery?
Hint: You likely achieved something close to this voltage in the lab if you used the right electrodes!
AA batteries are 1.5 V.
500
Mr. Gazer has 5 objects at the front of the room. Your job is to determine, only by looking and feeling, which objects will float in water, and which object will sink in water.
Make your predictions - let's test it!
To get the points, you must get all 5 objects correct!
Answers may vary.