Ben and Jordans Invention unit

The inventors summit night

2008-12-01T23:32:00.000-08:00

I think the night was successful.

Our invention was a hit (we probaly had the most crouds asking what our P.A did- it's a big invention so i dont blame them for not knowing!!!)

We got a lot of people interested and

we had about 15 comments

Mr. Maiden (head of school) liked it a lot (very good).

2008-12-01T00:57:00.000-08:00

When the prototipe is working properly i wouldlike a demonstration because i think i could use one in my home office and all of my stores. As my wife is sick of doing all my filing.
happy wife, happy life
George Marsellous

2008-12-01T00:56:00.003-08:00

wow i need one now!!!!!!

2008-12-01T00:56:00.001-08:00

wow i need one now!!!!!!

Need it now!

2008-12-01T00:55:00.000-08:00

I need one of these NOW to help me sort out all the papers on my desk!

Ms Blakeway

2008-12-01T00:52:00.000-08:00

Very handy invention for teachers!

2008-12-01T00:44:00.001-08:00

i think ben and jordans invention was brilliant and very complex

2008-12-01T00:44:00.000-08:00

Yours was really good. It looks very complicated and very convenient in one way or another.

Mrs Cellini

2008-12-01T00:41:00.000-08:00

Really impressed with the concept behind the invention. I can see that you have put in incredible amount of work. Congratulations boys! I love the ideas that you suggested to improve the design.
Future inventors!

2008-12-01T00:40:00.001-08:00

wow

2008-12-01T00:34:00.000-08:00

Faiure is the interger of success

2008-12-01T00:25:00.000-08:00

brilliant invention, I would keep my artworks in a bigger version...

2008-12-01T00:23:00.000-08:00

great someone might get my desk organised at last......can you extend it to file.

Patent the invention (its great)

2008-12-01T00:21:00.000-08:00

A fantastic idea. This needs to be
be patented!

PLEASE READ!

2008-11-30T22:04:00.000-08:00

Tonight as you are reading our blog if you want to you can post a comment on our blog.

To do this you click the button NEW POST in the top right hand side of the blog.
Once you have typed your message click PUBLISH POST.
Then a page will come up saying POST SUCCESSFULL. Under this there will be a button saying VEIW BLOG. Click that.

Thanks, Ben and Jordie

Tonight

2008-11-30T21:59:00.000-08:00

Tonight for part of the night i will be upstairs in the ICT lab showing people my robotics.
This is because i am the best at it in Australia and because our unit is about inventions then we should have something about robots and robotics. This is where Ben M, Emilio and I come in.

New Clothes Decision

2008-11-30T19:24:00.000-08:00

For the night we have decided to wear what an office worker would wear - This is because we were not allowed to wear uniform because it would look like we didn't go to enough of an effort. So we have decided to wear a collared shirt and long pants (no tie).

PS. Our tablecloth is from spotlight and just fits the table at the cost of $10(According to Jordano the price is very impotant). It is red.

Book Cover

2008-11-26T19:46:00.000-08:00

Reasons

2008-11-26T19:20:00.000-08:00

It may look like i have not been doing much posting but i have actually been editing bens posts so it's from both of us.

Preparation

2008-11-26T19:07:00.000-08:00

The reason we have not been update much is because we have been EXTREMELY busy. We have been preparing for our presentation night on Monday. We have been writing out reflections, printing out things and much more to do. We have decided on our clothes for the night as our normal school uniform but with no tie as our invention is made to meet the requirements of and office worker we decided to dress up as one (with shorts). we also had to write these things up about what attitudes and profiles we have shown during this uoi.

Reflection ~ Ben Grossberg

2008-11-26T19:06:00.001-08:00

In our last PYP unit of inquiry ‘Where we are in place and Time’ has been the best unit this year. I think it is the best because we got to use our creativity and many other skills to make what we want.

It was also a good way to develop our communication and partner skills. Jordan and I did a blog that allowed us to communicate in more ways. Here is the website: http://benjordaninvent.blogspot.com/ This is of our whole invention journey.

I think the blog was a great way for people to track our invention and for us to keep track on everything. The blog motivated us to keep on going and I very easy to use. After learning about blogs I have decided to use one for my robotics next year. I believe that in future years both a scrapbook and a blog should be used for this inquiry. The main advantage of a blog is that it is fast and easy to use and is very convenient.

Although our invention was not completely successful, I still enjoyed it and learnt a lot. I think it was a great way to finish the year because it is the most fun and keeps you focused till the end of the year.

I think that the invention building helped our problem solving skills as there were many problems. In my opinion the reason our invention did not work was because we had a major problem that we worked around. Going around the big problem gave us many little problems and once we had fixed all of them the big problem came back to us. Once I realised this there wasn’t enough time but I think it was still great. Our invention was made to meet the requirements of an office worker.

When I first heard the unit of inquiry I didn’t think about it or understand it much, but now I have realised that it links in with everything about what we have done in this unit. I think that the line ‘Inventions evolve to meet people’s requirements’, means that inventions have changed through time to meet the requirements of people or other living things.

In conclusion, I believe that this has been a great unit of inquiry maybe the best ever. I think that it should be continued for years to come and I will definitely be using the skills I have learnt in the future.

My (Jordan) reflection

2008-11-25T22:40:00.000-08:00

The last unit of this year ‘where we are in time and place has without a shadow of a doubt has been the most exciting and mind based unit throughout this whole year!!!

This is because we have been tuning in, finding out, sorting out, making connections, going further and taking action. This has lead us to many new skills and interesting information for life. At the beginning of the term the central idea was almost a blur with all of those words for me (almost as if the words were Shakespearean!!!), but now doing many tasks and experiments to understand what the central idea meant. I now completely understand it, it’s clear as a crystal.

The central idea for this UOI is: Inventions evolve to meet people’s requirements.
The way I understand this central idea is I think that when an inventor invents something he does it to make the way of living and recreation not only easier but usually also more enjoyable to use and do.

Experiments (tuning in, finding out and sorting out)

At the beginning of the unit we conducted experiments in our pairs that we would later make our invention with. At this early stage the majority of us had no idea what the outcome may be for not only what the experiment’s conclusion may wrapping up as but also how we might use the product of the experiment or an adaptation of it in our invention. As time progressed we had decided through many methods from common sense to through the process of elimination of what we should do given the information provided?

Our invention (making connections, going further and taking action.)

I believe we went through 3 ideas until we hit this great idea of revolving (like a Ferris wheel- more mention later) document trays. We hit this idea when we were in class brainstorming word like change. One of these words was reorganisation, this was probably the main word that helped us finalise the guidelines of our invention.
On this note we also made a blog that we used to constantly update what has been happening and anything we have done in class that has been about inventors to the evolution of a sport. The URL address for this blog is: http://benjordaninvent.blogspot.com/

Lastly, this has been a very skillful Unit Of Inquiry leading to less success in the end for us than others but effort and learning have been an over arching reining theme for all. It should be continued for many years to come to bring the opportunities for others as it has done to us.

More pics........

2008-11-25T21:30:00.001-08:00

update 21/11

2008-11-20T23:43:00.000-08:00

Our gear that made the invention

A single tray and all it's components

The main axle point in our srtucture

From this- to this

The end result

As Albert Einstein said an invention (or something like that) is 1% percent innovation and 99% perspiration.

well we didn't get the 99%perspiration bit.

Most good inventions are made by accident such as the battery. One day a man was trying to invent something and threw it into the fire and went to bed. In the morning in his fireplace was a energizer max.

We tried our hardest and have put the most effort in by far on our invention but we have stopped because we have come to a dead end for the amount of time we have left and the number of medium sized difficulty problems we have to solve.

For some strange reason two of our battery packs started smoking and got really hot
and then they melted- that is partially our reason for coming to and end.

if we had more time it could have worked because our sticks that connected all the trays were to short so we would have been able to make them bigger but we didn't have enough time.

New Clothes Decision

2008-11-20T23:20:00.001-08:00

For the night we have decided to wear what an office worker would work - smart stuffthan wear school uniform. This is because other people have put in more effort than getting the thing you wear most from you wardrobe.

New Clothes

2008-11-20T23:20:00.000-08:00

For the night we have decided to wear what an office worker would work - smart stuff
than wear school uniform. This is because other people have put in more effort than getting the thing you wear most from you wardrobe.

Glossary of Jordans evolution of skiing

2008-11-20T12:14:00.000-08:00

Bibliography: http://www.capecodskiing.net/articles/skiing/Evolution+of+Skiing-1.htm
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Skiing ~ the activity, sport, or pastime of travelling on skis

Relics ~ something that has survived from a long time ago, often a part of something old that has remained when the rest of it has decayed or been destroyed

Peat bogs ~ an area of land composed primarily of peat

Crude ~ roughly or unskillfully made or conceived
2. (or) in an unprocessed condition
3. (or) not precisely accurate

Carbon fibre ~ a very strong light carbonized acrylic thread. Use: reinforcing resins, metals, and ceramics, making turbine blades.

Titanium ~ a strong, lightweight, corrosion-resistant silvery metallic element. Use: manufacture of alloys for aerospace industry. Symbol: Ti

Viable ~ able to be done or worth doing.

Aptly ~ often doing something and likely to do it again.

My (Jordans) Evolution of skiing- For sport

2008-11-20T12:10:00.000-08:00

Evolution of Skiing - Jordan Epstein 6H

The world’s most popular winter sport, skiing, has come a long way since it was first practiced 1000's of years ago. Ancient tribesmen glided over snow-covered hills on crude wooden planks. Skiing was not a sport then but a means of transportation during the winter months. Ski relics have been discovered in peat bogs throughout Europe and in rock carvings in Norway. Some archaeologists believe skiing dates back to around 4000-5000 years ago. Relics found in Northern Europe reveal that skiing existed back then in a very crude form. The skis were no more the pieces of wood with animal fir wrapped around them to provide traction on the snow.

At the very recent stages of development skiing evolved not only for recreation or leisure but more out of necessity, necessity to traverse through miles of snow during the harsh winter months. This made skiing the most viable and convenient form of getting around. Through the years this transportation method has eventually evolved into a popular winter sport enjoyed on all continents.

The pioneering discoveries related to modern skiing were continuously being carried out in northern Europe. These skiers developed new ski styles and techniques which allowed skiing to develop as a recreational and leisure activity. The name Sondre Norheim comes to mind and is so aptly looked upon as the ‘Father of Modern Skiing’. He was a terrific skier himself, demonstrating flawless techniques. He developed the famous Telemark and Christiana ski turns. Sondre along with other skiing pioneers brought skiing into the limelight globally as an adventurous and enjoyable winter activity.

Early skis were crude in construction being made of wood derived from the pine or spruce trees of the surrounding forests. Ski poles were also made of wood and were quite fragile. Turning and various other skiing techniques were restricted by this crude gear. This prevented skiers from accessing any terrain that was too challenging. The means to ski that terrain simply were not developed yet.

People started taking up the challenges of skiing in trickier terrain and snow conditions. Skiing competitions and races were held in local areas where people could show off their skiing abilities. This paved the way for skiing to evolve as a sport and leisure activity. Skiing gradually spread across North America and Europe as newer and more advanced equipment was developed. The popularity of skiing as a sport on the world level came in 1924 when skiing was included as a major event in the Winter Olympic Games in France.

Today skiing is the most popular winter sport enjoyed by both young and old. Hi-tech skiing equipment, improved clothing and various related advancements have made this sport all the more fun and appealing. The skis are now made of special materials such as carbon fiber, titanium and steel. These materials are more resistant to the punishing conditions skis are subject to. Skis are also very technical. Depending on the conditions and type of skiing the skis are designed to perform at their best.

The design and construction of skis, bindings, boots and other ski gear has made skiing safer and more fun. They have been designed to make skiing easier and more comfortable for the masses. Ski clothing has also become more advanced with wind-resistant and waterproof materials being used to make them. Anyone can learn to ski with confidence in less than a season.

Skiing has evolved into an adventure sport which has attracted adventurous, thrill seeking individual’s world wide. Additions like heli-skiing and snowcat skiing continue to push the boundaries of what this sport can offer. Skiing is a fantastic recreational sport that everyone enjoys but it could be in danger with the constant rising threat of global warming.

Merit card

2008-11-20T11:51:00.000-08:00

On Wednesday we both got a merit card for this blog.
Yipee!!!

Official Name

2008-11-20T01:21:00.000-08:00

I am pleased to announce that we have an official name for our invention.

The PA, The Paper Arranger

As everybody needs a PA we though we would create a cheap one that works massive hours of 24/7 (x (times) forever and ever)

Spacial thanks to Paul Epstein, his cousin Mark, and his friend Rhys.

Ben & Jordans Update 20/11

2008-11-19T21:47:00.000-08:00

Today we had a lot of progress and we are starting to think that it will work. We secured everything and all we need to do are finish the electronics

Tomorrow afternoon we are doing some work after school and will hopefully finish it. Ben is starting to right up a reflection and start on the display board.We don't need to do as much because he have this blog. This does not mean we are ahead, ours is probably the biggest and most complex invention.

The only current problem is that the trays sometimes hit the center axle that is connected to a motor.
We both stayed back but, Ben had to leave a bit ealry. We got some more work done on it and Jordan got 1 light put on and did some eliminating to figure out how to fix the 'axle hitting' problem

Might Finally Work!

more to come........

Alexander Graham Bell

2008-11-19T11:53:00.000-08:00

Thought i would do some more research into him

Bell's Telaphone
A pioneer in the field of telecommunications, Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He moved to Ontario, and then to the United States, settling in Boston, before beginning his career as an inventor. Throughout his life, Bell had been interested in the education of deaf people. This interest lead him to invent the microphone and, in 1876, his "electrical speech machine," which we now call a telephone. News of his invention quickly spread throughout the country, even throughout Europe. By 1878, Bell had set up the first telephone exchange in New Haven, Connecticut. By 1884, long distance connections were made between Boston, Massachusetts and New York City.
Bell imagined great uses for his telephone, like this model from the 1920s, but would he ever have imagined telephone lines being used to transmit video images? Since his death in 1922, the telecommunication industry has undergone an amazing revolution. Today, non-hearing people are able to use a special display telephone to communicate. Fiber optics are improving the quality and speed of data transmission. Actually, your ability to access this information relies upon telecommunications technology. Bell's "electrical speech machine" paved the way for the Information Superhighway.
A.G. Bell
The History of Telephones
Back to Inventor Back to Edison

The journey

2008-11-18T21:35:00.000-08:00

Some pics of the journey so far.

* Construction
Experiments

Team-Photo

More Construction

More experiments

more to come.......

Musical Invention

2008-11-18T01:30:00.001-08:00

As Jordan has explained we had to make a musical invention.
Mine was originally two shakerx but i decided there were to many of them and got two big bamboo sticks to hit each other with.
Unfortunately every lesson something would happen to them and they would get smaller and smaller.
Now i have two very strong pieces that have a few minor cracks but are in good health (still green)

Slamball

2008-11-18T01:29:00.001-08:00

SLAMBALL was invented by Mason Gordan. He wanted it to fulfill the needs of a fully realized sport that was inspired by the strategies, aesthetics and pacing of video games. “A sport where the athletes fly higher and hit harder, performing feats that were once the exclusive domain of the well-crafted pixel.” The first court was a small warehouse in Los Angeles on a makeshift court cobbled together from spare parts. Slamball would quickly fulfill its promise as a mash-up sport smashed together, as the court was, from parts of basketball, football, hockey and gymnastics.
Upon developing the concept, he approached Mike Tollin, a TV and film producer of Smallville, Wild Hogs, and Coach Carter fame. After giving it some thought, he agreed to help Gordon. Many different ideas and concepts encompassing everything from court construction to team strategies were considered. Gordon then tried to convince street basketball players to test his new idea. He wanted to find skilled, strong players who could compete comfortably while launching off trampolines and crashing into each other 15 feet above the ground. The first five players were James Willis, Sean Jackson, David Redmond, Michael Goldman and Jeff Sheridan. Soon after that two teams were formed and a full sized court was created in east LA. Early into the evolution of Slamball they got an offer to make it into a professional game like wrestling with scripts and actors but this is not what Gordon wanted.

In 2002, SlamBall made its television debut, on The National Network (now Spike TV), soon after former Philadelphia 76ers owner Pat Croce had signed on as a partner. Six teams (the Bouncers, Diablos, Mob, Rumble, Slashers, and Steal) played in the inaugural season. SlamBall also aired on the British television station Trouble and ESPN aired a feature on the new league.

Prior to the launch of the second season more than 20,000 online applications were submitted by potential players. Before the second season of SlamBall debuted on the newly-renamed Spike TV, two expansion teams (the Riders and Bandits) were added and a new court was built at Universal City, California.

In 2007, the "POWERade SlamBall Challenge" took place at Hoop City, a fan interactive event, at the 2007 Final Four in Atlanta, Georgia, and aired on CSTV in April 2007.

In Italy SlamBall made its debut on Italia 1 on July 16, 2007 gaining impressive ratings and media fervor. Plans for a new season are in motion with an International model as the basis for the new league structure.

In 2008, SlamBall began planning for a new season, to be financed by IMG. The league accepted applications through its website for new players and coaches, and tryouts were held in the U.S. A training camp for the 2008 season of SlamBall was held at IMG Academiesin Bradenton, Florida from April to June 2008. Over 100 potential players participated in tryouts, eventually leaving 64 players after an 8-team draft. The league was cut to the 6 current teams.

Rules of the Game:
Close to basketball rules
Full contact is allowed until back foot in the air.
Dunk = 3 points
3-pointer = 3 points
Other = 2
4-on 4
Start the game with a face-of
2 offensive players cannot land in the same tramp

A game that has changed from a small warehouse court made form spare parts to a worldwide fantast with many disciples
Watch it on Fuel TV on Tuesdays. 11:30 am &Sunday 6:00pm

Ben Grossberg

The 'change' day (18/11)

2008-11-17T23:16:00.000-08:00

We don't think (we know) that we will not get our invention done before the end of the week!!!

We are not completely convinced that it is not going to work but there may be a major problem waiting for us to hit it.

We have changed almost everything possible that we had when we started (mainly talking about the structure(things we built)) i agree with Ben and we are hoping to hell that it is going to work or the only place that will buy it (in fact we will give it to them) will be the bin!!!

Only (probably) got a few more days needed to work on the structure (should finish Friday), then we can put all the electronics on (motor and light and all the cords and switches that go with that) and then (for the big finale) make sure everything is neat and tidy (yeah right- with Ben and Jordan nothing can every be neat!!!) (only a day doing that)

Make sure that if you are reading this you go and vote on our two polls and comment if you have a Gmail account.

Thanks,

Jordan (and Ben)

P.S. If you haven't yet realised i like my brackets.
See how many there are over just this post alone!!!

Update 18/11 Ben

2008-11-17T20:11:00.000-08:00

Today was very eventfull.

We made room for the new much bigger motor but relised that everything wasnt working.
we deconstructed it and reconstucted it and are still working on it.

More info to come soon from Jordie.

Sport assignment and update on invention as of the 17/11.

2008-11-16T23:45:00.000-08:00

I don't completely agree with Ben that it will work yet, but maybe
our other motor broke down because we hit it to much to make it fit in its place on the motor stand
The sport assignment i have nearly done - just have to stick everything onto the poster

P.S. I have a glossary but it is not because I don't know the words it is because i thought that they are interesting words (a bit like LC's word wizard) and other people might not know the meaning of.

P.S.S. Mine is not written by me but copied and edited from a site -it makes sense though (I made sure!!!!)

Update 17/11

2008-11-16T22:36:00.000-08:00

Today we did a few things and there is a bit more of a chance that it will work YAY!
I also bought a new motor.
it is a 12V 6kg one
and bigger than our first one

Update 13/11

2008-11-12T22:15:00.000-08:00

Today we did well and I'm starting to think that it might actually work. But there is still a long way to go and a lot of drilling. People are either liking our invention or hating it. There is a concern with us that the motor might not be strong enough, but time will tell.

about the so called bomb

2008-11-12T00:34:00.000-08:00

Thought I would just mention that the pile of wires and what not on my desk is not a bomb !!!!!
I'll repeat that for Mrs Mclaughing (or how ever you spell it!!!!), it is not a bomb! and it will not blow up soon!!!!

VARIOUS FACTS

2008-11-11T22:04:00.000-08:00

No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right, A single experiment can prove me wrong- Albert Einstein.
Ancient Greece -(they didn't test their ideas in orderly and biased ways)- Plato, (who was a philosopher) believed that the earth was the center of everything.
Spontaneous generation- Louis Pasture thought that it was nonsense
1860- Louis Pasture- microbes
Hypothesis- Always a statement not a question- An 'educated guess' gives possible answer to the problem.
Theory= Explanation- An overall explanation that accounts for a body of experimental evidence
xylem- living tissue that's basic function is to transport water, phloem- living tissue that carries organic nutrients.
Scientific law- A statement describing something that happens the same way under the same conditions.

Jordans (correct) update- Ben is competly wrong- 12/11

2008-11-11T21:56:00.000-08:00

Today was ok in the fact that we got a little bit done.
We both believe that we should have more time in class as we are not getting enough done each session. OTHER PEOPLE ARE JUST STARTING- WE ARE GOING GREAT FOR TIME!!!

Today Ben had at first a good idea but then wee soon found out that it made the whole moving structure weak- I had to run up to carpentry to fix the mistake.

I disagree with all of Ben's points because all off these thing are going to be fixed when we have put the final strengthening parts on!!!

We should be finish early next week but we don't have enough time in class.
We are yet to come up with a name for the invention though.
Everyday we are getting closer to putting the finishing touch (all the electronics- there are a lot!!!!)
today we got some more trays put on and we had to fix that problem. We also got a bit of measuring done.

There will be constant updates (sometimes from both Ben and I) everyday on what is happening

Bens update 12/11/08

2008-11-11T21:29:00.000-08:00

Well...
TODAY wasn't very good. I discovered heaps of flaws that Jordan is not agreeing on and if it doesn't work we might have to go back to the EMERGENCY drawing board.
The problems we found were:

The trays hit each other and the wood in the middle.
The motor is not strong enough.
The trays are not stable.
The platform is not stable.

THIS IS BENS UPDATE
JORDAN'S MAY BE DIFFERENT

Magnetic Info

2008-11-11T14:41:00.000-08:00

Domains
Magnets can be permanent or temporary
Earth is a magnet
Permanent magnets are made from hardened steel
heating stops magnetism
The north and south poles are the two end on a magnet
Field strongest at poles
There are different types of magnets

More info to come later.....

Update for the 11/11/08

2008-11-11T00:53:00.001-08:00

Today we worked on the invention. We got the electricity part sorted and just need to to the rest of the construction. We mainly just need to drill holes, put screws in places and do finishing touches.

Phew! the hard part is nearly over.

We are still the most organised and there are some really good ideas.

Newton's 3 Laws

2008-11-11T00:47:00.001-08:00

LAW 1
An object at rest or in motion will continue in the same state unless acted upon another external force.

LAW 2
Force equls mass times acceleration.

LAW 3
For every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction.

We conducted experiments showing how each of these work

In What Form Does Electricity Travel?

2008-11-10T21:17:00.001-08:00

Electric current is the flow of electric charge. The SI unit of electric current intensity is the ampere. Electric current is measured using an ammeter.
The electric charge may be either electrons or ions.

Electricity travels through a circuit... The circuit conisists of many conductors and compartments (The conductors are usually magnetic or carbon...). If you turn your circuit on, The Battery will start releasing electricity through the circuit...
It really depends which way you have your diodes (If u have any in ur circuit) because there is Autonated Current and Direct Current....
Water and metal are some of the best conductors for electricity. Because your body is mostly water, you are a great conductor, too! So if you touch an electric circuit and the ground at the same time, you will become electricity’s easiest path. Electricity will flow through you, and you could be seriously hurt or killed.

You don’t have to be touching the ground directly to conduct electricity. You could also be touching something that is in contact with the ground, like a tree or a ladder.

Electricity is always trying to get to the ground. Like all good travellers, electricity takes shortcuts whenever it can. If something that conducts electricity gives electricity an easy path to the ground, electricity will take it!

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_does_electricity_travel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_current
http://www.safeelectricity.org/esw_v1_1/hurt/travel_through.html
http://www.safeelectricity.org/esw_v1_1/hurt/path_to_ground.html
http://www.aciltasman.com.au/images/electricity_orig.gif

Update on our invention

2008-11-10T20:58:00.000-08:00

We are tracking well and are nearly finished the structure of our invention- all we have to go is mostly the electronics.

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We are the most organised- to prove this we came to school on Monday with all our equipment whereas no one else had anything!!!!!!

A more detailed description of our invention

2008-11-10T18:30:00.000-08:00

We are going to make change in the office and workplace by creating and building an organiser that will help keep paper work neat and tidy in a modern way.

We are going to get 4 document trays and arrange them so that there is a center axle and a motor spins the axle and everything is connected to the axle causing everything to move around in a circular fashion - the document trays will be like carriages on a Ferris wheel so that they always stay level. There will also be lights to see the paper work and switches on all electric stuff to control everything that need be.

I have created a picture on PowerPoint which i will post on the blog later.

Keep commenting and following our invention adventure!!!

Albert Elvin Einstein, Thomas Alva Edison and Alexander Graham Bell (electricity)

2008-11-10T12:28:00.000-08:00

We got this info of a program on Microsoft called 'clickview'

Lots of info on some people and less on others - I will keep researching to try and make all of them have the same amount of info.

But there are links to these people on an earlier post with URLs to Wikipedia articles about these famous historic people.

Thomas Alva Edison-

Patented 1093 inventions

Scientist and inventor

Didn't invent electricity but did invent the incandescent light bulb

Also invented the phonograph and the kinetoscope- small box for viewing films

He experienced change throughout his lifetime!!!

quoted that -Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration

Alexander Graham Bell-

He improved upon the telephone

Albert Einstein-

Theory of relativity- E=MC2

More experimennts and an early idea for an invention

2008-11-10T12:17:00.000-08:00

A couple of weeks ago (better late than never) (I am currently going through my log book from school posting anything that we did and might be interesting) we put motors, LED lights, buzzers and lights onto battery packs and then later ran the circuit through a switch creating a more complex circuit. This led us to amazing discoveries towards our invention.

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When a circuit didn't work we had to trace the circuit and find what the problem was. I taught Ben that when making a circuit you always remember it ends up being one big circle- remember circle circuit!!!

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At the time of this invention we were thinking of creating an automatic dog feeder but we soon found that it already existed- it was Ben's idea (a good one i must say), i said that we should make one or buy one and then modify it by putting modern gadgets on it such as lights and buzzers to let say a blind dog know where his food is by hearing a buzzer or a light by letting the dog see whats its eating!!!

Music inventions

2008-11-10T12:08:00.000-08:00

At the beginning of the term we were set a task to go home and create an invention that makes noise by either hitting it or shaking it.

I came back to school with a piece of wood that had washers in it and there are tall screws to hold the the washers down and the height of the screws allows the washers to shake and make a 'ringing bell' sound. I constructed mine in Carpentry.

Ben got two sticks of bamboo out of his garden and he hit his two pieces together making a rather low sound. they sticks broke within a mater of time!!!

we will bring our musical inventions down to the inventors summit along with or class invention!!!

Inventors summit

2008-11-10T00:11:00.000-08:00

I have set up a new email address for people to comment on our blog at the inventors summit

Feel free to email us using it: inventorssummitcomments@gmail.com

We will post your suggestions and comments if you notify us when emailing by saying something like: can you comment this or could you not post this as a comment but leave it as a suggestion for you to use. If we think it is an excellent suggestion however we will post it unless you really don't want us to.

There will be a lot of our work at view at the summit.

Product Information on a certin document tray- emails to and from officeworks

2008-11-09T23:00:00.001-08:00

In the end this was not the document tray we went with but it shows that we have been investigating on our invention!!!

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Original message to office works:

What are all the measurements (height,weight,
length, width) of:

http://www.officeworks.com.au/office-supplies/desk
-accessories/recycled-plastic-desk-accessories/AC8
6360.shtml
Please

This is the Recycled Plastic Document Tray

Product No. AC86360
Marbig Enviro Desk Accessories Range - Landscape
Document Tray. Stackable
ideal for quick & easy viewing of contents and
holding Manila folders.

Thank you.

J.Epstein

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Reply from office works:

Dear Jordan,

Thank you for your email.
I have confirmed the following information with our Products Team in relation to the recycled plastic document tray. These measurements have been supplied by the vendor.

402 (L) x 245 (W) x 72 (H) mm
I do apologise but they are unable to confirm the weight of the tray.

Kind Regards
Shane Swinburne
Customer Service Team Member

15 - 17 Loyalty Road
North Rocks NSW 2151 Australia
support@officeworks.com.au
Telephone 1300 633 423
Facsimile 1300 361 001
http://www.officeworks.com.au/

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There is a description of our invention on an earlier post

2008-11-08T00:39:00.000-08:00

More detailed descriptions coming soon!!!!
The title of the post is- 'Our invention has been approved'

Have a look at it!!! (quite interesting- will help millions of unorganised people)

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Our first outing to research and gather what we will need for our invention- (Success!!!)

2008-11-08T00:33:00.000-08:00

Today we went to dick smith and soon found that they had very little range of anything and that they are gradually ordering less and less-they are starting to stop being an electronic dealer. They recommended Jaycar, when we went there we found that:

The staff are very knowledgeable and helpful
They have anything and everything-as stated under their name on the front sign- No. 1 for electronics and kits!!!!-we agree with this totally!!!!
Dont bother with dick smith-they have hardly anything
Use Jaycar!!!-They are great!!!!

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So....
Today we bought 1 12 volt motor (it can turn around two kilos and has a rpm of 1.1-we are hoping the weight of our invention is not to heavy so the motor can turn the main turning structure), a pack of crocodile clips, 2 straight battery packs (I had the right ones at home but they weren't as good to fit onto the dowel- the ones we bought are straighter and will work better when we have to stick the battery pack on), 4 lights and their holders, some cable ties to tie all if the wires together at the end and finally a switch to control everything.

As I am writing this I have just realized that we only bought 1 switch so I do no know how we are going to turn the lights off and on- we are controlling 2 lights on a battery pack, overall for the lights there are 4 lights on 2 battery packs.As far as we are going we have done well compared to what we have done in class- nothing.

Our only concerns are that the motor may not be strong enough and that I am not going to get enough done before we start work in class- I have quite a lot of work to do, thus i am afraid that when we are working in class every single day for most of the day we are not going to have anything to do. Although we will probably play with the motor and lights that we bought or we will have to write about our invention, what it does how it'll make change and how and, why it will help peoples requirements.

Posted by Jordan.

trial and error

2008-11-08T00:27:00.000-08:00

Today me and jordan went to dicksmith unsuccesfully and then went to Jcar (not correct speeling) to buy materials for the invention. We bought 4 lights and a powerfull motor.

And geuss what happend?

the first thing was go power crazy and explode the lights with to much power
so now i'[m going to buy about 6 more (a few just in case)

THEY ARE SUPER CHEAP!

and close to SUPER CHEAP AUTO

funny that....

Facts about magnets

2008-11-05T23:56:00.000-08:00

This is most of my fact page (it may seem long but it is only 2 word document pages!!!!)

What does a magnet do?

Magnets do the following things:
Attract certain materials - such as iron, nickel, cobalt, certain steels and other alloys;
Exert an attractive or repulsive force on other magnets (opposite poles attract, like poles repel);
Have an effect on electrical conductors when the magnet and conductor are moving in relation to each other;
Have an effect on the path taken by electrically charged particles traveling in free space.
Based on these effects, magnets transform energy from one form to another, without any permanent loss of their own energy. Examples of magnet functions are:
A. Mechanical to mechanical - such as attraction and repulsion.
B. Mechanical to electrical - such as generators and microphones.
C. Electrical to mechanical - such as motors, loudspeakers, charged particle deflection.
D. Mechanical to heat - such as eddy current and hysteresis torque devices.
E. Special effects - such as magneto-resistance, Hall effect devices, and magnetic resonance.

What are permanent magnets made of?
Modern permanent magnets are made of special alloys that have been found through research to create increasingly better magnets. The most common families of magnet materials today are ones made out of Aluminum-Nickel-Cobalt (Alnicos), Strontium-Iron (Ferrites, also known as Ceramics), Neodymium-Iron-Boron (Neo magnets, sometimes referred to as "super magnets"), and Samarium-Cobalt. (The Samarium-Cobalt and Neodymium-Iron-Boron families are collectively known as the Rare Earths.)

How are magnets made?
Modern magnet materials are made through casting, pressing and sintering, compression bonding, injection molding, extruding, or calendering processes.

How permanent is a magnet's strength?
If a magnet is stored away from power lines, other magnets, high temperatures, and other factors that adversely affect the magnet, it will retain its magnetism essentially forever.

Will magnets lose their power over time?
Modern magnet materials do lose a very small fraction of their magnetism over time. For Samarium Cobalt materials, for example, this has been shown to be less that 1% over a period of ten years.

What might affect a magnet's strength?
The factors can affect a magnet's strength:
Heat
Radiation
Strong electrical currents in close proximity to the magnet
Other magnets in close proximity to the magnet
(Neo magnets will corrode in high humidity environments unless they have a protective coating.)
Shock and vibration do not affect modern magnet materials, unless sufficient to physically damage the material.

How does a magnet's strength drop off over distance?
The strength of a magnetic field drops off roughly exponentially over distance.
Here is an example of how the field (measured in Gauss) drops off with distance for a Samarium Cobalt Grade 18 disc magnet which is 1" in diameter and 1/2 " long.

Can a magnet that has lost its magnetism be re-magnetized?
Provided that the material has not been damaged by extreme heat, the magnet can be re-magnetized back to its original strength.

Can I make a magnet that I already have any stronger?
Once a magnet is fully magnetized, it cannot be made any stronger - it is "saturated". In that sense, magnets are like buckets of water: once they are full, they can't get any "fuller".

How do you measure the strength or power of a magnet?
Most commonly, Gaussmeters, Magnetometers, or Pull-Testers are used to measure the strength of a magnet. Gaussmeters measure the strength in Gauss, Magnetometers measure in Gauss or arbitrary units (so its easy to compare one magnet to another), and Pull-Testers can measure pull in pounds, kilograms, or other force units. Special Gaussmeters can cost several thousands of dollars. We stock several types of Gaussmeters that cost between $400 and $1,500 each.

If I have a Neo magnet with a Br of 12,300 Gauss, should I be able to measure 12,300 Gauss on its surface?
No. The Br value is measured under closed circuit conditions. A closed circuit magnet is not of much use. In practice, you will measure a field that is less than 12,300 Gauss close to the surface of the magnet. The actual measurement will depend on whether the magnet has any steel attached to it, how far away from the surface you make the measurement, and the size of the magnet (assuming that the measurement is being made at room temperature). For example, a 1" diameter Grade 35 Neo magnet that is 1/4"long, will measure approximately 2,500 Gauss 1/16" away from the surface, and 2,200 Gauss 1/8" away from the surface.

What are Magnetic Poles?
Magnetic Poles are the surfaces from which the invisible lines of magnetic flux emanate and connect on return to the magnet.

What are the standard industry definitions of "North" and "South" Pole?
The North Pole is defined as the pole of a magnet that, when free to rotate, seeks the North Pole of the Earth. In other words, the North Pole of a magnet seeks the North Pole of the Earth. Similarly, the South Pole of a magnet seeks the South Pole of the Earth.

Can a particular pole be identified?

Yes, the North or South Pole of a magnet can be marked if specified.

How can you tell which is the North Pole if it is not marked?
You can't tell by looking. You can tell by placing a compass close to the magnet. The end of the needle that normally points toward the North Pole of the Earth would point to the South Pole of the magnet.

What are the different types of magnets available?

There are 2 types of magnets: permanent magnets and electro-magnets.
Permanent magnets emit a magnetic field without the need for any external source of power. Electro-magnets require electricity in order to behave as a magnet.
There are various different types of permanent magnet materials, each with their own unique characteristics. Each different material has a family of grades that have properties slightly different from each other, though based on the same composition.

What are Rare Earth Magnets?
Rare Earth magnets are magnets that are made out of the Rare Earth group of elements. The most common Rare Earth magnets are the Neodymium-Iron-Boron and Samarium Cobalt types.

Which are the strongest magnets?
The most powerful magnets available today are the Rare Earths types. Of the Rare Earths, Neodymium-Iron-Boron types are the strongest. However, at elevated temperatures (of approximately 150 C and above), the Samarium Cobalt types can be stronger that the Neodymium-Iron-Boron types (depending on the magnetic circuit).

What does 'orientation direction' mean?
Most modern magnet materials have a "grain" in that they can be magnetized for maximum effect only through one direction. This is the "orientation direction", also known as the "easy axis", or "axis".
Unoriented magnets (also known as "Isotropic magnets") are much weaker than oriented magnets, and can be magnetized in any direction. Oriented magnets (also known as "Anisotropic magnets") are not the same in every direction - they have a preferred direction in which they should be magnetized.

http://www.magnetsales.com/Design/FAQs_frames/FAQs_2.htm

Magnetism Info (more facts will come on later post)

What is a magnetic field?

What are magnetic field lines?

Magnetic fields are historically described in terms of their effect on electric charges. A moving electric charge, such as an electron, will accelerate in the presence of a magnetic field, causing it to change velocity and its direction of travel. This is, for example, the principle used in televisions, computer monitors, and other devices with CRTs (cathode-ray tubes). In a CRT, electrons are emitted from a hot filament. A voltage difference pulls these electrons from the filament to the picture screen. Electromagnets surrounding the tube cause these electrons to change direction, so they hit different locations on the screen. This is how it works: An electrically charged particle moving in a magnetic field will experience a force (known as the Lorentz force) pushing it in a direction perpendicular to the magnetic field and the direction of motion:

As a result of this force, the charged particle accelerates in the direction of the force (this is Newton's second law). In the diagram above the particle's trajectory will curve upward.
Magnetic fields are perhaps more easily understood in terms of magnetic field lines. Field lines, also known as lines of force, define the direction and strength of the magnetic field at any local in space. As explained later, magnetic fields have both a direction and strength (or "magnitude"). The direction of the field lines indicates the direction of the field, while the density of the field lines indicates the magnitude of the field. Thus at points where the field lines are closer together, the field is stronger. Field lines are described mathematically with a quantity known as flux.
Magnetic fields are commonly a result of magnetic dipoles. A simple example of a magnetic dipole is the bar magnet:

As you can see, the magnetic field lines always begin on the north pole of a magnet, and end on the south pole. This diagram illustrates the magnetic field lines of a typical magnetic dipole.
Magnetic dipoles always like to align themselves parallel to an external magnetic field, so the dipole's field matches the one applied to it. This is why bar magnets line up north-to-south. It also explains the behavior of a compass needle, which, being composed of Iron (a ferromagnet), behaves like a magnetic dipole.
What is the north pole of a magnet and how can I identify it?The north pole of a magnet is the pole that aligns itself with geographic north. As a result, the geographic north pole of the earth is actually very near the earth's magnetic south pole:

This is sometimes an issue of confusion, but we are stuck with it. What we call "magnetic north" is really magnetic south.
To identify the north pole of a magnet, you can make a compass out of it. Either hang it on a string or float it on water. The pole that faces geographic north is the north pole. Once you have one magnet with poles identified, it is easy to label others, as like poles repel and opposite poles attract.

What is a Temporary Magnet?

2008-11-05T21:38:00.000-08:00

Temporary magnets are those which act like a permanent magnet when they are within a strong magnetic field, but lose their magnetism when the magnetic field disappears. Examples would be paperclips and nails and other soft iron items.

A body of normally a soft steel or piece of iron which is readily magnetized but retains only a very small field after the active power of the external magnetic field is removed.Temporary magnets act as magnet only as long as it is in the magnetic field produced by a permanent magnet or an electric current. Magnetic materials from which temporary magnets are made are called soft magnetic materials. Every object that is lifted or moved by a magnet acts as a temporary magnet. Those objects will eventually lose its magnetism once the permanent magnet is removed, although in certain cases it will remain weak magnetic properties.

Temporary magnets are made of such materials as iron and nickel. The materials are known as soft magnetic materials because they usually do not retain their magnetism outside a strong magnetic field.

There are two essential ingredients for generating a magnetic field. Those two ingredients are, Magnetic Material or currents.
You can create a temporary or permanent magnet by what kinds of metals you use. By stroking a permanent magnet onto a pure metal in one direction many times, soon it will become temporarily magnetized. What causes this is the Magnetic Domain by witch tapping the magnet and metal you nudge any stubborn domains into alignment.
Currents can be used to make a magnet by getting a bar of iron and wrapping it with wires then run a current through the wires.

http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/palms/8423/what.htm
http://www.coolmagnetman.com/magtypes.htm
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071027085414AAXly2f
http://hubpages.com/hub/Permanent-and-Temporary-Magnets

More Magnets (experiments with them)...

2008-11-05T21:25:00.000-08:00

Today we did experiments with iron fillings and magnets, this is shown in the picture on the above post. We think that the Iron fillings are like younger brothers and sister, they follow you around!

We also did experiments in the difference between bar and ring magnets.

Paper Clips:
Bar=3
Ring=2* came off after a minute

Nail:
Bar=6
Ring=4
these measurements for the nails were not end to end, only 1 nail was touching the magnet though

How far off ground, to pull up paperclips
using horizontal ruler
Bar=3.3cm
Ring=0.8cm

Our invention has been approved

2008-11-03T21:12:00.001-08:00

We are making change in the work place, our invention will reorganise and meet peoples requirements by help keep paperwork mess to a minimum in a fancy way of storing it.
Our invention will be a bit like a Ferris wheel, all the carriages (in our case document trays) will stay level at all time thus insuring the paper work will not spill out.
Most of it will be made in carpentry be me, Jordan and there is no other option to that but Ben will be in charge of electrics and all skill, parts and thinking that is required for that.

We are hoping that our invention will be a hit and that it will work smoothly and be made without any major mis-happenings.
we were tossing around the idea of keeping out invention a secret but we though that it would be better if you, the audience could follow our journey easier. keep following for up-to-date action on our mini structure marvel.

Enjoy our journey and comment on the posts to give us directions and suggestions!!!!

Scientific Method

2008-10-29T22:15:00.000-07:00

Step 1: Make observations
Step 2: Identify problem or question
Step 3: Hypothesis
Step 4: Test Hypothesis
Step 5: Draw Conclusions

Magnetic forces and games

2008-10-29T21:40:00.000-07:00

Today we carried on our work into simple circuits and started electromagnets. We made a quiz and a game. after we did this we made electro magnets. we were the best and fastest

and we got an invention idea!

invention

2008-10-28T20:47:00.001-07:00

need ideas for invention!

Famous Scientists/inventors

2008-10-28T20:31:00.000-07:00