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• Intro: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page2• Experiment#1“Electricity”: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page2• Experiment#2“Oil Lamps”: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page3• EquipmentList . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page4• Story,Part1&2:The Darkened Castle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page6• Story,Ending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page7
Video Transcript:• Intro: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page8• Story,Part1:The Darkened Castle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page9• Experiment#1“Electricity”: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page12• Story,Part2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page14• Experiment#2“Oil Lamps”: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page15• StoryEnding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page17
Teacher’s Guide for:
Burning Things with Electricity and Oil LampsNote: All activities in this document should be performed with adult supervision. Likewise, common sense and care are essential to the conduct of any and all activities, whether described in this document or otherwise. Parents or guardians should supervise children. Rock-it Science assumes no responsibility for any injuries or damages arising from any activities.
Note: All activities in this document should be performed with adult supervision. Likewise, common sense and care are essential to the conduct of any and all activities, whether described in this document or otherwise. Parents or guardians should supervise children. Rock-it Science assumes no responsibility for any injuries or damages arising from any activities.
BurningThingswithElectricityandOilLampsARock-itScienceLessonFilmedJuly,2010
Title Page of Video
NOTE: This is the transcript of a lesson that was videotaped during an actual Rock-it Science class with real students, not actors. The students’ brainstorming comments are included on the video but are not transcribed here because they’re not part of the lesson presentation.
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Intro Quick Recap:• AguynamedTommyusedtoliketoexperimentwithelectricity .
• Whenyouputelectricitythroughawire,itglows,butitgoesoutrightaway .
• Ifyouputitinajarandhaveagorillasuckoutalltheair,itwillburnlonger .
• Tommytriedfourthousandtimestofindthebestwireforglowing .
• ThiswasThomasEdison .
Experiment Quick Recap:Experiment #1: Burning Things with Electricity
• Setupwoodenplankswithcopperwiresattachedsostudentscanhookupalligatorclipstoitatanypoint .Apowersupplyisattached .
• Assurestudentsthattheelectricitycan’tpassthroughtheirskinandhurtthem .
• Studentsworkinpairs .Usethetoolsfrom“FoamCutters”withoutthebatteries .
• Instructordemonstratesbystringingapieceofwirefromawirescrubbingpadbetweentheal-ligatorclipsonthefoamcuttertool .Connectittothecopperwiresontheboardswithapairofwirescontainingalligatorclips .
• Placethetoolonanon-burnableceramictile .• Turnonthepowerandseeifthewireglows .• Studentsgetapieceofgraphitefibreanddothesame .• Thentheyseparatethewiretogetathinnerpieceandrepeattheexperiment .
• Instructorconnectsasmallbunchofsteelwooltothealligatorclipsandshowshowitglows .
• Instructorthentouchesthealligatorclipstoalargerbunchofsteelwooltoshowhowitglowswhereverthealligatorclipstouchit .
Apparatus for heating wires.
Gorilla sucking air out of the jar.
Steel wool glowing
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Experiment Quick Recap:Experiment #2: Oil Lamps
• Studentsworkinpairs .Eachpairgetsanaluminumroastingpan,averysmall,shallowaluminumdish,anda3”pieceofshoestringwithwirethreadedthroughit .
• Studentsbendshoestringintotheshapeofasnakesoitwillstandupinthelittledish .
• Instructorsquirtsdenaturedalcoholintothealuminumdishandignitestheshoestringwickwithapropanetorch .
• Turnofflightstoseeitburn .Noticesizeofflameandhowlongitlasts .Turnlightsbackon .
• Givestudentsanewwick,addlampoil,andrepeatexperiment .• Givestudentsathirdwick,addCanolaoil,andrepeatexperi-ment .
• Canolaoilisverysimilartowhaleoil .• Askstudentstocomparetheresultsofthedifferentoils--sizeofflame,lengthoftimeitburned,whetheritsmoked .
Roasting pan with small dish inside.
Shoestring with wire inside.
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Equipment List: “Burning Things with Electricity and Oil Lamps”Items needed for Instructor (“Electricity”):
• Boardsextendingthelengthofthetablesothatallstudentscanreachthecoppertubingattachedtothepowersupply(seenextpagefordetailedinstructions) .
• Wireholderapparatus(seePrepWork)• Wirescrubpad• FineSteelWool• Twosetsofalligatorclipswithconnectingwires .• Ceramictile,non-burnable,about8”x8”• Scissors• Cup,plastic,16-oz .
Items needed for Students (“Electricity”):
Consumables (per 2 students):
• Graphitefibre,about3inchesOther:
• Wireholderapparatus• Twosetsofalligatorclipswithconnectingwires .• Ceramictile,non-burnable,about8”x8”
Prep Work for “Electricity”:
• Setuptheboardsandpowersupplybeforeclassbegins(seepage5) .
• Assemblewireholderapparatusasfollows:• Use2woodenchopsticks• Cutaluminumtapethesamelengthaschopsticksandwrapitaroundsothesticksarecoveredcompletely .
• Attachanalligatorcliptothetopofeachchopstick .
• Attachthechopstickstoeithersideofapieceoffoamabout2”wide .(Thematerialusedinthevideoforthiswasamanufacturingcastoffthatwehadonhand .Apieceoffoamworksjustaswell .)
• Attachalligatorclipswithcon-nectingwirestothebottomofeachchopsticksotheotherendofthewirecanbeconnectedtothepowersupply .
Items needed for Instructor (“Oil Lamps”):
• PropaneTorch• Pipette• Scissors• Cup,plastic,16-oz .
Items needed for Students (“Oil Lamps”):
Consumables (per 2 students):
• Dish,round,shallowaluminumfoil,about2”wide
• Shoestringwith20-gaugewireinserted,3piecesat3”
• DenaturedAlcohol,2ml .• LampOil,2ml .• CanolaOil,2ml .Other:
• RoastingPan,Aluminum
Prep Work for “Oil Lamps”:
• Insert20-gaugewirethroughlengthofshoe-string,about9”perstudent .
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Equipment List (cont.): Power for Electricity ExperimentElectrical power components:
• Boardsextendingthelengthofthetablesothatall• studentscanreachthecoppertubing .• 1/4”CopperTubingattachedtotheboards .• 24”insulatedConnectingWires,connectingtheboardsinserieswithAlligatorClips .
• 100-ampPowerSupply .• 30-ampfuse• Extensioncord
Boards with copper wires extending the length of the table, all connected to a power supply.
110-amp power supply.
Copper tubing attached to wood.
Connecting boards with alligator clips.
30-amp fuse.
Inserting fuse.
Attaching wires to power supply.
Story Recap: “The Darkened Castle”
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Part 1:
• TheoldKingwantstofindsomeonetobethenewkingafterhedies .• HeasksJackandJilltohelphim .Theydecidetoinviteeveryoneandhaveacontest .ButEvilMisterFredisn’tinvited .
• Thecastleisfullofpeopletakingpartinthecontest .• EvilMisterFredsendshisminionstocreatechaosandmayhem .• Hegivesoneminionapairscissorstocutthepowerlinessothecastlewon’thavelights .Theminiongetstoasted .
• Theotherminionsgointothecastle,breakallthelightbulbs,andwhackpeoplewiththeirbaseballbatsinthedark .
Part 2:
• TheyusedJill’shairtofixthelightbulbs .• Peoplethoughttheattackwaspartofthecontest,sotheythrewtheminionsoffthetowerontheirheads .
• Jill’shaircaughtfire,sotheyhadtoputitout,andtheywereindarknessagain .
• Alltheyhadwereshoestrings,littlebowls,andabunchoffat .
Story Recap (cont.)
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Ending:
• JackandJillcalledtheAcmeStoreofEverythingandorderedaflyingwhale .• Thewhaleopenedadrawerinhisstomachandturnedonfloodlightstolightthecastle .• EvilMisterFred,onhisvacuumcleaner,calledtheAcmeStoreofEverythingandorderedahar-poongunandaimeditatthewhale .
• EvilMisterFredwasrightinfrontofthemoon,soJackandJillsawhimandwarnedthewhale .• ThewhaleshoneasearchlightrightintoEvilMisterFred’seyes,sohedroppedtheharpoongun .• Itlandedonaminion’shead .Theminion’sbaseballbatflewupandhitthebuttononthegun .• TheharpoonshotrightthroughEvilMisterFred’shat,whichwasgluedtohishead,andhegotcarriedawayanddisappeared .
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Transcript: Introduction Okay,therewasaguy,let’ssee--hisnamewasTommy .Tommylikedtoexperimentwithelectricity .Helikedtoexperimentwithlotsofotherthings,too,butelectricitywasoneofhisfavorites .Andhediscov-eredthatifyouputelectricitythroughawire,thewiregetshot .Andthemoreelectricityyouputthroughit,thehotteritgets .Andyouknowwhathappensifyouputtoomuchthrough?[Students offer answers.]Itcouldexplode,butbeforeitexplodes,whatdoesitdo?Itcouldcatchonfire .Itcouldgetreallyhot .Whathappenswhenthingsgetreallyhot?Theymelt .Dotheydoanythingbeforetheymelt?Theymakesmoke .
Well,hediscoveredthatthey’llglow .Whenheputelectricitythroughsomewires,thewirewouldglowwithanicebrightredlight .Andhethought,“Wow,thatoughttobeusefulforsomething .”Theproblemwas,whenitglowedniceandbright,aboutasecondlateritmelted .Hesaid,“Oh,no .Idon’twantittomelt .Buttheremustbesomewaytostopitfrommelting .”Andsomebodyelsecameupwiththeideaofputtingitinajar .Ifyouputitinajar,andthenyouhaveareallybiggorillasuckalltheairoutofthejar--here’sagorilla .He’sdownthere,andhehasatubeinhismouth,andhesucksalltheairoutofthejaruntilthere’snoneleft .Andthenwhenyouhavethewireglowinginthere,thewireglowsalotlonger .Thenhediscoveredthatagorilladoesn’tdoaperfectjobofsuckingtheairoutofthejar,thatyouhadtousesomethingcalledavacuumpump .Andwhenyouuseavacuumpumpandsuckalmostalltheairoutofthejar,thewirecanglowforhoursandhoursandhours .Andhemadeoneofthefirst
practicallightbulbsbygettingagoodstrongvacuuminthereandchoosingtherightkindofwire .Youknowhowmaywireshetried?[Students guess.]Hetriedmorethanten .Hetriedmorethanninehundredninety-nine .Lessthantenthousand .Morethanonethousand .Morethanthreethousand .Yeah,fourthousand .Hetriedfourthousanddifferentkindsofwirebeforehedecidedthattheveryfirstonethathetriedwasthebest .Andhisname,ofcourse,wasThomasEdison .Hemadethefirstlightbulb .
Now,wewanttoreproducesomeofhisexperimentstoday,butwe’renotgoingtosuckalltheairoutoftheroom .We’rejustgoingtoputelectricitythroughsomethingsandseewhatburnsandwhatdoesn’t .Butfirst,weneedacrazystory .
Glowing Wire
Gorilla sucking Air out of Glass Jar
Part 1:
Onceuponatime,therewasanold,oldking .Andhehadabeard .There,he’sanoldguy .Andhefiguredthatsoonerorlaterhe’sgoingtodie,andtheyneededanewkingintheterritory .Sohewasgoingtohaveakingcontest .Helivedinacastle,andhesaid,“Youknow,ifanybodygetstobeking,theygettoliveinthecastle .Andtheygettotellotherpeoplewhattodo .Andtheygettogofightwarsandbecomefa-mous .”Let’ssee,ourkingwasstandingontopofaball .Andhesaid,“What’sthebestwaytochooseanewking?Shouldwechoosesomebodythatcanbalanceontopofaball?Orshouldwechoosesomeonethatcancilmbatreefasterthanotherpeople?Orshouldwechoosesomeonethatcansingsongslouderthaneverybodyelse?”Hethoughtandhethought,andhedidn’tknowexactlywhattodo .
SohecalledJackandJillandsaid,“JackandJill,howarewego-ingtochooseanewking?”AndJackandJillsaid,“Well,Isupposeitwouldhavetobesomebodythat’sverypatient,andsomebodythatdoesn’tliketokillpeople,andsomebodythat’sgoodatfightinganddefendingeverybodyifthereisabattle .We’regoingtohavetohaveacontest .”Andthekingsays,“Ooh,Ilovecontests!Weshouldinviteeverybodyinthewholekingdomforourcontest .”AndJackandJillsaid,“Yeah,that’sgreat .”
Well,theirkingdomalsohappenedtoincludeEvilMisterFredandhisowncastle .AndJackandJillsentoutinvitationstoeverybodyinthekingdom,tocometotheking’shouse .Andtheyweregoingtohaveacontesttodecidewhowasgoingtobethenextking .Andthefirstpartofthecontestwas,theyhadtotellagoodjoke .Andthejokehadtobesogoodthatitwouldmakeeverybodylaugh .AndEvilMisterFredsaid,“Hey,Ihearthey’regoingtolookforanewking,andI’mjusttheguy .Theyshouldjustselectmeaskingandforgetaboutallthatothersillybusiness .”Theminionssaid,“Yeah,boss,youshouldbeking .Forgetthoseotherguys .We’llsupportyou .”AndEvilMisterFredsaid,“Well,thankyouverymuch .Minions--supportingme .Whatwillcomenext?”
Well,EvilMisterFreddidn’tgetaninvitationtothecontest .Everybodyelsedid,butnotEvilMisterFred .Andhewent“Arggghhh!Thoseguysleftmeout!I’mnothappyaboutthis .”Andtheycamefarandwide,everybodywiththeirbooks
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Story: “The Darkened Castle”
Old King with Beard standing on a Ball
Jack and Jill
Evil Mister Fred and his Minions
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andtheirbrainsandtheirideasabouthowtorunthekingdom,andtheyallwentinforagreatparty,acelebration,andatest .
Sonowthecastleisfullofpeople,people,people,people,people,people,people .There’speoplealloverit,insideofit,there’speopleev-erywhere .Thoseareallpeople,likethat .AndEvilMisterFredsaid,“I’llshowthem .I’mgoingtomessuptheircontest .I’mjustgoingtoruinitcompletely,andwhentheyfigureoutwhathappened,it’llbetoolate .I’llbekinginsteadofthem .”
Well,thecontestwasslatedtostartatmidnight .Itwasafullmoon .AndEvilMisterFredwashoveringupaboveonhisvacuumcleaner .Andhetoldhisminionsexactlywhattheyneededtodotoruintheparty .And
EvilMisterFredhadhiscellphonetheresohecouldtalktothem .Andtheminionsarealldownheresaying,“Okay,we’vegottodothisfortheboss .We’vegottomakesurewedoeverythingright .”Hegavethemallnewbaseballbats .[Student: He should give them swords.]Oh,they’dcuteachotherinpieceswithswords .AndthenEvilMisterFredhastospendalldayducttapingthembacktogetheragain .Theycouldweararmor,buttheyclank
aroundalot,andtheyfalldownbecausethey’resoshort,andthearmorjustfallsoff .Theycouldglueiton .Minions,minions,minions,allovertheplace .
Soeverybody’sinthecastle .They’rehavingtheirjoke-tellingcontest .Theminionsaresurroundingthecastleontheoutside .They’vegottheirbaseballbatsattheready,andatEvilMisterFred’scommand,they’regoingtostormthecastle,climballoverit,smashthewindows,goinside,andcreatemayhem,chaos,andhavoc .Butfirst,EvilMisterFredhastoldthemin-ionstolookforthepowerlinesleadingtothecastle .Hewantstoturnoffalltheelectricitysothattheycan’tseeinside .Andtheminionssaid,“Oh,easy!We’lljustclimbupthosepolesandcutthosewires .”AndEvilMisterFredsaid,“Yeah,youdothat .Justclimbupthepolesandcutthosewires .”Sohegavejustoneminionapairofscissors .Andtheminionsaid,
“Allright,boss!I’mreadytogo!”Heclimbedupthetelephonepoleandjustputthescissorsrightonthere .Kchunk!Nextthingyouknow--pooffff!--you’vegotflamingminion .Andtheotherminionswent,“Whoa,didyouseethat?Heburstintoflames!”Andnowtheminion’srunningallovertheplace,andEvilMisterFredhadtopourwateronhishead .Hesaid,“Well,maybethat’sabadidea .Minions,insteadofcuttingthewires,whenyougetintothecastle,useyourbaseballbatsandsmashalltheirlight-bulbssoit’sdarkinside .Andthenwecandothemayhemandthechaosandeverythingelsetomaketheirlifemiserable .”
Castle full of People
Evil Mister Fred on Vacuum with Cell Phone
Minions and Power Lines
Imagination and Brainstorming Time, Part 1[Students make suggestions](THEREARENOWRONGANSWERS!Whatevertheysay,youshouldreply:“That’sagoodidea,”“Theymightdothat,”etc .Afterbrainstorming,proceedwiththeexperi-ments,thenfinishthestory .)
Andwe’regoingtoleavethis“Tobecontinued . . .”
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Well,partoftheirplanworked .Theminionsactuallydidsmashthewindows,climballoverthecastle,runaroundinside,andsmashthelightbulbs .Now,JackandJillareinthere,andtheyweresaying,“Oh,no!”Otherpeoplewereinthere,too .Theminionswereswingingtheirbaseballbats,whackingevery-body,alongwiththemselves .IfyouwereJackandJill,andyou’reinsideofacastleandthere’sallthischaosgoingon,andyourcontestisbeingruined,whatwouldyoudo?
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Experiment #1: Burning Things with ElectricityInourexperiment,weneedsomeelectricity,andthisblackboxmakesjusttheperfectkindofelectricityforus .Theelec-tricityisnowon .Ifyoutouchthewires,willyourhandex-plode?Oh,weshouldtestitwithMisterMacfirst .[Instructor puts his hand on the wires.]Herewego .Aw,darn,myhanddidn’texplode .There’sonlyfivevoltshere,soit’sliketwoflashlightbatteries .Itcan’tgothroughyourskin .You’resafefromthat .[Student: Could it give you a heart attack?]Well,ifyouputitrightonyourheart,itmight .Butitcan’tgetthroughyourskintogettoyourheart .
Todotheexperiment,we’regoingtousesomethingthatlookslikethisandsomethinglikethis .It’sgotalligatormouthsatthetop .Ifyousqueezeitshead,itsmouthopensandcloses .Andthisonedoesthesamething .Wecanputstuffbetweenthetwoalligatorheads,lettheelectricitygoupthiswire,throughthepartweputinthere,andoutthatone .We’lltestit .Andwehavesomeunburnableplates .We’llsetaplateonthetableandgrabacoupleofwires .Andtheseguysalsohavealligatorshiddeninside .Theycallthemalligatorclips .Wecan
stickoneononeleg,andoneontheotherleg,andwecanclipthemontohere .Now,theelectricity’savailabletogobetweenthesetwo,butIdon’thaveanythinginthereyet .I’mgoingtotestthatapieceofwireonthereandseewhatitdoes .Forinstance,here’sascrubpad .It’sspringy,wiry-lookingscrubpad .Andthiskindofwireissothin,youcancutitwithscissors .Wecanclipitwithonealligator,andwecanclipitwiththeotheralligator,andthenwecanlettheelectricitygothroughitandseewhatitdoes .Now,withthatsizeofwire,it’sgettingrealhot--youmighthaveseenitsmoke .[To assistant: ]Wouldyouturnoffthelightsthere,andthenwhenImakeitshorter . . . .
Whenyouhaveawireonhere,youdon’twanttotouchitbecauseyoumightburnyourfinger .Youcanmakeitshorter .There,it’sshort .Now,youcanturnthelightsoff .[Wire glows and quickly burns out.]Anddidyouseethat?Youcanswitchthelightsbackon .Sothatwaslikealightbulbfilament .
Whenyouhookthemtogether,youcanjustletthemsitontheplatesoyoudon’thaveanyburningstufffallonyou .Andthenallyouhavetodoistouchthistothereandlettheelectricitygothroughandseeifitdoesanything .
We’retryingtoburnstuffwithelectricity .SoI’llbeturningthepoweronandoff .Whenyou’reready,we’llturnitonandletthemalltrytoburnup .Thenwe’llswitchthepoweroffandthenturnifbackonagain .You’regoingtobeworkingwithapartner,sositbysomeoneyouwanttoworkwith .Now,we’regoingtohandoutthese .Let’ssee,youguysareallset .[To assistant:]Youcanhandoutthetiles .Youguyscanusethose .Youguyscanputthealligatorson .Choosefatterwiresifgivenachoice .Someofthewiresarereallythinandshort .
Power Supply with Wires mounted on Board
Scrub Pad Wire between Alligator Clips
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Thefirstwireisbeingpassedout .Itlookslikehair .Youcanputitbetweenyouralligatorsandseewhatitdoes .
Hookupyouralligatorstothecoppertubing .Goaheadanddoitnow--there’snopoweron .Hasevery-bodygotalligatorshookedup?There,justleaveit,justsetitonthere .Okay,whenEdisondidhisexperi-ments,hefailedthreethousandninehundredandninety-ninetimes .Doyouthinkthisisgoingtoworkorfail?We’llsee .Thepowerisnowon .Seeifyoursdoesanything .
Nowtakeyourpieceofhairystuffoutandtakeitapartanduseabouthalfofit .Takethehalfandstickitbackin .Okay,areyoureadywithhalfofit?Let’sturnthelightsoff .We’llturnthepoweron .Power’scomingon .Anyglowsyet?Noglowsyet .Youcanturnthelightsbackon .Anybodygotfriedwires?No?Now,MisterEdisonmighthavesaidatthispoint,“Well,thatdidn’twork .”Maybehe’dkeepdivid-ingitinhalf,anddividingitinhalf .Eventuallyyoucangetthistoglowalittlebit,butitimmediatelyburnsup .Sohemightsay,“Let’stryanewidea .”
Whatifhetookalittlebitofreally,reallythinwires .[Instructor borrows one of the students’ apparatus. A cup of water is placed on the table nearby.]Thisissteelwool,comesfromsteelsheep .[Instructor places a small piece of steel wool between alligator clips.]Youguysneedtomovebackaways .[Near-by students push their chairs back from the table.]Okay,turnthepoweron .Let’sdoitwiththelightsonfirstandseeifIgottherightamount .
Let’ssupposeMisterEdisondecidedtotrysteelwool .Yousee,thesteelwooliskindofsmokey .He’dsay,“Well,that’sclose,butnocigar .”Oh,westillhavesomeoftheothershookedup .Weneedtodis-connecttheothers .[Disconnects students’ alligator clips from the copper wires.]Wewantallthepowertogothroughthisone .So,heputsomeelectricitythroughhere--goaheadandturnitonagain--andhesawthatitsmoked .Andifhepushesitclosertogether,itglows![Steel wool glows brightly.]Turnoffthelightsforasecond .Andhesaid,“Ooh,that’scool!”Lightsonagain .Turnoffthepower .Sohesays,“Well,ifalittleisgood,moreshouldbebetter,right?”[Instructor puts a large piece of steel wool on the alligator clips.]Okay,turnoffthelights .Poweron .Sohe’sgoingtotryabiggerchunkhere .Ahhh!Whereveryouputelectricitythrough,thesteelwoolgetshot .Andyoucanburnit .[Instructor blows on the steel wool and it glows brighter.][Student: You’re adding oxygen.]Yes,whenyouaddoxygenitburnsmore .Okay,lightsbackon .Turnoffthepower .SothesearethekindsofexperimentsEdisondid .
[Places the burning clump of steel wool in a cup of water to extinguish it.]Nowweneedtofinishourstory,andwehaveonemoreexperimentthatwe’regoingtodoquickly .
Small piece of Steel Wool, and a larger piece.
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SoEvilMisterFredgothisminionstogoinsidethecastle .They’reclimbingupthestairs,they’rehang-ingfromthechandeliers,they’rethrowingpotsandpansateverybodyinthecastle .There’schaosevery-where .Peoplearescreamingandtryingtogetaway .Butthensomeofthemsay,“Maybethisispartofthetesttobeking .Maybeweshouldbeverycalmandregalandpretendlikewe’reallkingsandwe’renotafraid,andmaybethenthey’llchooseusasking .”Soinsteadofscreamingandyellingandthrow-ingstuff,everybodystoodaroundandsaid,“Everything’sundercontrol .Oh,Ithinkwe’rejustfine .”Andtheminionsweretryingtohittheirtoeswiththeirbaseballbats,sotheyhadtodancearoundwhilethey’retryingtoactcalm .
TheyJackandJillsaid,“Weneedlight .We’vegottohavelight .”SotheytooksomeofJill’shairandtheyputitwherethelightbulbswere,andherhairstartedtolightup .Andeverybody,oncetheysawthelightandtheysawalltheminions,theysaid,“Removethosevarmints!Throwthemout!”Soallthepeoplegatheredtheminionsandthrewthemoffofthetower .Soit’srainingminionsoutside .Theseare
minionsbeingthrownoff .Luckily,theminionslandedontheirheadsandwerenothurttoobadly .AndtheyallranawayscreamingbacktoEvilMisterFred’scastle .
AndJackandJillsaid,“Well,wesurvivedthatone .”AndthenJill’shaircaughtonfire--poof!Andeverybodysaid,“Putoutthefire .”Sotheytookchampagneandsodapop,andtheypoureditonJill’shairtoputoutthefire .Butnowit’sdarkagain .Andtheysay,“Uh,oh .It’sdark .We’vegotnolightbulbs,we’vegotelectricity,butnothingtolightupwithit .We’vegottodosomethingbecausesureenough,thatEvilMisterFredisgoingtosendhisminionsbacktoattackus .”Andtheylookedaround,andtheyhadshoestrings .Andtheyhadlittlebowls,andtheyhadabunchoffat .IfyouwereJackandJill,whatwouldyoudotomakelight?
Story, Part 2 * DO NOT * present this part of the lesson until after the Electricity experiments!
Minions landing on their heads
Imagination and Brainstorming Time, Part 2[Students make suggestions](THEREARENOWRONGANSWERS!Whatevertheysay,youshouldreply:“That’sagoodidea,”“Theymightdothat,”etc .Afterbrainstorming,proceedwiththeexperi-ments,thenfinishthestory .)
Andwe’regoingtoleavethis“Tobecontinued . . .”
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Experiment #2: Oil LampsForthisexperiment,you’regoingtoworkwiththesamepartneryouworkedwithlasttime .We’regoingtoputabigaluminumtubbetweenyou,andinthetubwe’llputalittletinyaluminumtub .Andinthelittletinyaluminumtubwe’regoingtoputsomeshoestring .Andtheshoestringhastobebentacertain
way .Herewehavespecialshoestring .Thisistrainedshoestring .WhenItelltheshoestringtostaythatway,nowit’sstayingthatway,[holds the shoestring in different positions]andit’sstayingthatway,andit’llstaythatway,andit’llstaythatway .Youcantellwhy,huh?Youseethat?Yeah,Ishovedwireinside .
Whenyougetyourshoestring,we’regoingtocutoffpiecesofitforyou .Andyougetapiecethatisaboutthatlong .Whenyougetit,youwanttobenditinsomewaysothatitlookslikeasnakestandingup,likethat .Andit’llfitinsidethelittlebowl .Andwe’regoingtopourstuffinthelittlebowl .Andwe’regoingtoimmolatehim .
[To the assistant]Sonowyoucanpassoutthebigtubsandthelittletubs .Ifthere’senoughbigtubs,oneforeverytwo .[Passes out pieces of shoestring.]Here,makethatintoastandupsnake .Makeyoursnakestandup .Yoursnakeneedstostandupinsomeway .Aslongasitstandsup,it’sgood .Nowwe’regoingtodrownyoursnake .Wehavealcohol .We’regoingtodrownyoursnake .[Uses pipette to put Denatured Alcohol into little tubs, then turns off lights and ignites
the shoestring with propane torch.]Wewanttoseeifalcoholisgoingtomakeanicelamptolightuptheroom .I’mjustgoingtobringalittlebitofflamebyandseeifyoursmakesagoodlamp .Isthisenoughlighttoreadby?Don’tblowonit,please .[Student: My fire’s going down.]It’sgoingdown?Oh,no![All lamps burn out in a minute or so.]Isyoursnakedead?Okay,lightsbackon .
Well,itkindofworked,butitdidn’tlastverylong .Let’stry[reads label]“GenuineCandleandLampOil--Odorless,Smokeless .Warning:Topreventfire,donotusethisnearflames .”Uh,it’slampoil .What’supwiththat?Takeouttheoldwicksandputtheminthebigtubofftotheside .[Assistants pass out new shoestrings.]Okay,putyournewwicksinthetubs .[Pours lamp oil into a cup and uses a pipette to put the same amount as before into the little tubs.]Areyouready?[Turns off light and uses propane torch to light the wicks. Flames are much bigger than the alcohol flames.]Remember,thisissmokeless .Thismakesnosmoke .[Student: Yes, it does.]What,areyoutryingtotellmethebottlewasn’ttellingthetruth?Awww .Doesthatgivemoreorlesslightthantheotherone?Oh,more .Well,nowwehavetoseeifitlastsaslongasthelastonedid .It’saprettybigflame,huh?Idon’tthinkit’sgo-ingtolastverylong .Wow,yoursisgone .Oh,look,someofthemarewearingout .Whichoneislastinglonger,thealcoholorthelampoil?[Students: Lamp oil.]They’reaboutthesame .Lightson .
Shoestring Snake
Adding Alcohol to the Small Bowl
Alcohol Flame in Small Bowl
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Takethatwickout .We’regoingtogiveyouanewwick .Everybodyready?Okay,thistimewe’rego-ingtouseSunnySelectCanolaOil .Youuseittocookfood .Youthinkit’llburn?We’llfindout .[Puts canola oil into each little tub.]Sameamountasbefore,onlythisisreallythickstuff,soit’shardertosqueezeout .Sowewanttofindoutifthisisgoingtoburntomakelight .Okay,lightsout .[Ignites wicks with propane torch. Flame is smaller than the one from lamp oil.]Cookingoil--willitworktoseeby?Itdoeslight .Okay,doesitmakeenoughtlighttoseeby?Doesitsmoke?Now,wewanttoseehowlongitburns .Youknowwhattheyusedtoburnintheolddays?Whales .Theyjustputawhaleinyourcabin,lighthistailonfire .No,actually,theytookthefatfromthewhalesandtheyburnedthefat .Thisisprettyclosetowhalefat .Theyputawickinitjustlikethis .Isthislastingaslongasthealcohol?Isitlastingaslongasthelampoil?[Student: Way longer.]I’veburneditforaboutsevenminutes .Don’tblowonotherpeople’s!Idon’twantpeopleleaningovertheflamejusttryingtoblowonsomebodyelse’scandle .Isitstilllastinglongerthantheothers?Isthereanystuffleftinthebottom?[Students: Yes.]It’sgettingclose,huh?We’llturnonthelightstofinishthestory,andwe’lljustletthoseburnandseeiftheylast .Don’tbeputtinganythingelseintothem .
Lamp Oil Flames are bigger than the Alcohol Flames
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End of Story * DO NOT * present this part of the lesson until after the experiments!Soallthepeoplewerestillintheold,old,oldking’scastle,tryingtobecomekingthemselves .AndEvilMisterFred’sfirstplanfailed .Ev-erybodygrabbedtheminionsandthrewthemoutofthecastletowerandtheylandedontheirheadsandranaway .SoJackandJillsaid,“We’vegottohavelightinhere!”SotheycalledtheAcmeStoreofEverythingandtheyorderedawhale .Aflyingwhale,likethat .Andthewhalecameflyingbyandsaid,“Whatdoyouneed,folks?”AndJackandJillsaid,“Weneedlight .Quick!”Andthewhalesaid,“Okay .”Andthewhaleopenedupadraweronhisstomachandputouthugesearchlightssohecouldshinelightdownonthecastletower .Andnowitwasreallybrightdownthere .AndJackandJillsaid,“Yeah,you’retheman!We’vegotlotsoflight .Nowwecanfinishourcontest .”
Soeverybodywascontinuingtotrytoshowoffhowgoodtheywereatbecomingking .AndEvilMisterFredsaid,“Lookatthoseguysoverthere .Theygotaflyingwhalewithsearchlights .That’snotgood .”Sohe’supherewithhisvacuumcleaner,flyingaround,andhesays,“I’vegottogetthatwhaleoutofhere .”SohecalledtheAcmeStoreofEverythingandorderedaharpoongun .Andhewasgoingtohar-poonthewhale .Well,EvilMisterFred,notbeingtoobright,isrightinfrontofthemoon .AndJackandJilllookedupandsawthathehadaharpoongun .Andtheysaid,“Whale!Lookout!EvilMisterFred’sgotaharpoon!”
AndthewhaleturnedoneofhissearchlightsrightonEvilMisterFred,whichblindedhim .Ifyou’veeverhadasearchlightshineinyoureyes,it’sreallybright .AndEvilMisterFredwent,“Aaaaaaahhh!”Andwhilehewasscreamingbecauseofthebrightlights,heaccidentallydroppedtheharpoongunanditlandedonaminion’shead .Itwentcrash!Andtheminionwent,“Aaaaaah!”Andhisbaseballbatflungupandithitthebuttonontheharpoongun .Andtheharpoongunwentpshewww!andshottheharpoonout .Wheredoyouthinkit’sgoingtogo?[Student: Evil Mister Fred!]Yep .
Flying Whale with Searchlights
Whale shining Searchlight on Evil Mister Fred’s Harpoon Gun
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ItstuckrightthroughEvilMisterFred’shat,whichwasgluedtohishead,becausehedoesn’tliketoloseitwhenhe’sflyingaround .AndEvilMisterFredgotcarriedawayalongwiththeharpoonandhishat,clearupintotheskyandjustdisappeared .Andeverybodylivedhappilyeverafter,exceptEvilMisterFred .
End of Experiment #2:Now,let’slookhereandsee .Hasanybody’sgoneoutyet?Thisoneisburninglikeit’snotgoingtolasttoomuchlonger .Thisonehasgoneout .Thisisstillgoing--itmightbegoingforawhile .Thatone’sburningwell .Sothat’stheendoftheclass .Ifyouwantto,youcanblowonitandmakeitgoout .
Harpoon Shoots through Evil Mister Fred’s Hat