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also, should I put my name on my board somewhere?

hi Mr. Tomanek, does the title of the project at the top of the board have to be a question or just the title? thanks, Allison


 * //Allison - Either a question or a statement for the title would be fine. Your name should be somewhere. Tuesday evening 5-15-12//**

Hi Mr. Tomanek, I have started my project board. **I was wondering if I could paint my board.** I have most of the info. ready to go, but I have not put it on the board yet. For the section: Backround/Research, I wrote a paragraph about afterimages and cone cells and another about the basis of the full moon illusion that basically describes the idea of the project. I also have a great picture that shows the difference between the size of the normal full moon and the size of the supermoon. I found a lot of info. A supermoon can also be called perigee moon. perigee-the moon's closest point to the earth, the stage where the moon appears larger(a full moon at perigee can be 12% larger and 30% brighter than an average full moon!) Thank you, Allison P.S. Moon Apogee and Perigee-www.moonconnection.com/apogee.phtml (I would also like to meet and ask some questions about my materials for board. **Can I see you on Friday after school?)** //**Friday is a full day - so, see you at 3:10**// //**Allison, Yes, Friday after school would be fine. I believe it is a half day, so, I think that is 12:30.**// //**I personally have no problem with painting the board, it brings out the individuallity and I am sure it would enhance your pictures. But, I'll ask Dr. Kreide because I believe she wanted all the boards uniform this year. __Therefore, wait on the painting.__ I have pictures of projects from the State science fair that shows individuality.**// //**Perigee and apogee occur every month for the moon and every year for each planet relative to the sun. The Supermoon, this past week, also happened to coincide with the moon rising at sunset and perigee. Sometimes the perigee is reached a few hours before or after moon rise.**// //**If you are interested, Johannes Kepler's First Law of planetary motion is that satelites (planets and moons) revolve in an ellipse (not a circle); that's why there is apogee and perigee. Kepler built upon the work of Copernicus and Gallieo and Newton built on the work of those three.**// //**Larry Tomanek, Wednesday, May 9**//

Hello! I was hoping to meet up with you.. We are having trouble light bulb still. We got smaller ones. Would you be able to Friday after school perhaps? - Francesca

//**Yes, Friday at 3:15 would be fine. I'll be there. The big problem you will have is that you are probably producing less than 10 volts. Larry Tomanek, Thursday, 4-26-12**// **//Here is the Science Fair Paperwork collected for your groups this week.... Brian and Jodi Burda//**

Hello! Tylere and I are having some trouble attaching the light bulb and the wires to each other. Also, red apples are supposedly neutral with a pH of 7 according to the research we did online. However, we dipped one end of the pH paper in some freshly squeezed apple juice, and the results were a red color indicating that it has a pH of 1-5 (i am not quite sure of which number it was). How many times should i test the one fruit with the pH paper? Thank you for all your help! - Francesca 3/30/12

Hello! Ok Tylere and I will test be testing some fruits soon. As for the light bulb, I'll bring it tomorrow. Yes, I do not have a receptacle and a soldering gun. That's probably the problem. See you tomorrow! Thanks, Francesca 4/2/12


 * //Francesca and Tylere - I would just test each fruit one time - if it is not what you expect cut a piece from a different part and retest. If same as the first reading you confirmed the difference. If different from the first reading, then cut another piece and test again. this third test will either confirm the first or second test. I can give you more pH paper if you need it.//**
 * //As for the light bulb. Is your bulb a screw-in or a push in type to some sort of receptacle? Or are you using just the bulb by itself? I guess you are using just a bulb without a receptacle, because a receptacle would probably have a location for attachment. Do you have access to a 'soldering gun'. If so, you can solder the wires to the bulb. How large of a bulb are you using? Bring your bulb (or a picture) on Tuesday; I will be taking Dr. Keide's place Tuesday afternoon, and we can discuss. I think I can find a soldering gun. [A soldering gun heats up and melts solder to "glue/stick" metals together.]//**
 * //Larry Tomanek 4-2-12//**

Hi Mr. Tomanek, could you give me the info. about cone cells again please? -Allison


 * //Ms. Bell//**
 * //In our eyes are __rods__ (that perceive black and white) and __cones__(that perceive color).//** **//These are called photoreceptor cells, meaning the cells receive pictures to relay to the brain. Basic colors are red, green, and blue - the brain mixes the colors for all the colors we perceive. What can happen is that if we stare at something for a long time that color gets 'locked in' and when we look at something of a different color we momentarily see the former color/object. This is what is referred to as fatigue. Basically, the eyes are tired.//**
 * //At night (outside in the dark or inside without lights on) the cones essentially do not work; that is why at night we see in shades of black/grey/white. In other words the rods are doing all the "seeing".//**


 * //Below is the start of a short article from wikipedia. Are you familiar with wikipedia? At the internet search bar, just type in wikipedia and it will ask what language you want. select english and when you are on wikipedia at the top right is a search box. Type in CONE CELLS and you will get this article. [alternatively, at the internet search bar you can type in CONE CELLS and many websites will come up - pick one you like.] The reason I like wikipedia is because wikipedia is normally written in everyday language - obviosly there will be technical terms but it is easy to read.//**

FROM WIKIPEDIA
 * //"Cone cells, or cones, are photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that are responsible for color vision; they function best in relatively bright light, as opposed to rod cells that work better in dim light. Cone cells are densely packed in the fovea, but gradually become sparser towards the periphery of the retina."//**


 * //Also, you may want to re-read the ScienceBuddies article on your project.//**


 * //I hope this answers your question.//**
 * //Some of your project, I believe, involves watching the Moon as it rises (especially a full moon, but the next few nights it will be almost full, then of course after the full moon you would have to stay up later and later to see the moon rise). Look at the horizon as the moon rises, the moon looks large. An hour later, the moon looks a lot smaller. and then when the moon is at zenith (directly overhead) it looks a lot smaller. WHY??? You may not be able to stay up late enough to see the moon at zenith, so look at the moon at late as possible.//**
 * //Mr. Tomanek 3/5/12//**

Hi Mr. Tomanek

_ Hi Mr. Tomanek, Can we use a rubber band gun for our experiment? Nick, Ben, Cole, and Lorenz


 * //Yes, I guess you did not see my response earlier. I believe the use of a rubberband gun will add consistency to each launch. Are you trying several different types of rubberbands? I also sent a note to school on Monday (today, 2-27-12). I hope your group received the note.//**

Yes sorry we didn't see the response. We are using the same type of rubberbands. We also got the note. THANK YOU!!! Nick, Ben, Cole, and Lorenz _ Hello Mr. Tomanek, Our experiment is called Fruit Battery. Where could we buy some PH paper and an electricity meter? We made a list of fruits in groups of their Ph - Ph 7 (Neutral), Above 7 ( Alkaline), and Below 7 (Acid). Our independent variable is the fruit. The dependent variable is the electricity/energy, and the control variable is the light bulb and nail products. Thank you for helping us! - Francesca Maramonte and Tylere Guzman Touchberry

We printed our sources for our research paper. We have decided to use lemons and oranges, apples and peaches, and watermelon and cantaloupes. - Francesca & Tylere

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 * //I sent a note to school today (Monday, 2-27-12) along with some pH paper and some wire; I hope you received it. Also, I found my volt meter so I will send that to school on Tuesday. You may need some heavier duty wire, but I believe the red/white wire I sent should be good. When using the pH paper just wet one end of the strip while holding the other end of the strip and in 30 seconds compare the color of the test strip to the color chart I included. If you need more pH paper let me know. Test the volt meter (use the DC setting - it is already set on the low DC setting) against a couple of batteries so that you will see the movement of the needle and know that it is registering. I do not know how much energy you will generate - if it is only about 1 or 2 volts you will not see a big needle movement.//**