You are a Power House! Presentation
For this project you will be determining how much power you generate while performing an activity of your choosing. You will then create a visual presentation of your activity and all the calculations involved in determining your power generation.
PART 1: Anytime you change the energy of an object or system you are doing work on it for a certain amount of time. This requires the use of power by you to transfer some of your own energy to the object or system. For this lab you will be choosing an activity in which you change the energy of a system or object and determining how much power you generate while performing the activity.
Requirements:
1. An interesting, unique or creative activity that you perform and can calculate the power used while performing. This does not include running a certain distance or climbing stairs (unless you did it from a handstand, not that I recommend trying that at home!). Those are typical and ordinary examples of power generation. Use something that is creative or unique or fun to you!
2. Measurements taken over multiple trials that can be used to calculate the power.
3. Calculations of the power generated while performing the activity.
4. A list of three or four objects that you could power based on your calculations.
PART 2: Presenting scientific findings is an important part of the scientific process so you will be presenting your power findings in class. You must make some type of visual presentation (video, poster, Power Point, Prezi, Collage, etc.) and then provide a 2 – 3 minute presentation that goes over the requirements from Part 1.
Requirements and Point Distribution (30 points total):
1. Create a visual component to your presentation that includes all information from Part 1:
- 5 points - The visual component includes images of the interesting, unique or creative activity being performed. This can include video, photos, drawings, etc. The more images, the better!
- 5 points – The visual component includes how the measurements were taken to calculate power AND the data obtained during the experiment. This should be well-organized and diagramed.
- 5 points – The visual component includes calculations of power. This should include relevant formulas and sample calculations.
- 5 points – The visual component includes a list of objects that could be powered based on your calculations. This should include images of the objects and how much power they specifically use.
- 5 points – The visual component is colorful, well-designed, organized, and appropriate in length and has no spelling errors.
- 5 points – The visual component is well-presented. This means that it is obvious that the presentation has been practiced and the presenter is doing more than just reading off the screen, but adding additional information about the project while presenting.
2. You must turn in an electronic copy OR hard copy of the visual presentation.