Dillon's Science Fair Project

The following is Dillon's presentation:  :)

I decided to do some testing!  The first thing I tested was Coca-cola and Pennies.  As you can see on the picture the pennies were pretty dirty.  So I put the pennies in a Tupperware with Coca-cola, and flipped them over before I went to bed.  In the morning I rinsed them off and the change was miraculous. They were glistening in the sun.  The reason that the pennies were shining in the sun was because there is an ingredient in all sodas called phosphorus.  Phosphorus eats away at things.  This test showed that Coca-cola has a cleaning effect on pennies.

                  Next I tested the viscosity of liquids.  Viscosity means the resistance to flow or move so if it has lots of viscosity, it moves slowly.  I tested 5 liquids to see which one had the most viscosity.  I poured them down a table 1 by 1, and timed them. (Give each liquids time).  This test showed that applesauce has the most viscosity.

       

          

                  Lastly, I tested strength of structures.  I tested to see if height made a difference in it’s strength.  I had a shorter tower, and a taller tower.  I made a shake table to shake the towers on.  This is how I made my shake table.  I used a binder, and cut the flaps of the binder.  I put one flap down on a table, and put a ball on each corner.  Then I put the second flap on with a Lego board on top of the flap.  Next, I put 2 rubber bands around it going parallel.  Then I shook one tower at a time.  The smaller towers top fell off, but the taller tower had bigger damages.  It completely fell down and nothing could be saved.  This test showed that height does make a difference in strength of a structure.  ***I brought 2 towers along with me. Let me get them so we can see what happens when I shake them!!

                  Just like we test things in science, we also need to test the scriptures.   

1 Thessalonians 5:20-21 says, “do not despise prophecy, test all things; hold fast what is good.”  Also, Acts 17:11 says, “These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness and searched the scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.”  We need to test the scriptures to see if what people say is true and so we can understand for ourselves.  We can do this by studying and searching the bible every day.  We should also pray for Jesus to help us understand and we should hide God’s word in our hearts.