Saturday, September 29, 2007

Science in Motion: A hands-on learning Exhibit

In the month of September, the “Science in Motion” activity is the most fabulous of all, unfortunately the hands-on. It is held in the Pasig City Science High School (PCSHS) AVR, September 3, 2007. There are lots of interesting and amazing things about science, like the Body conductor which shows the flow of electricity in our body. Next is anti-gravity mirror that shows illusions that we can’t do like floating. The next interesting was optical illusion, shows some strange pictures that challenge our minds to see those things. After that was the adjustable object, this shows a thing can be multiplied by looking in the two mirrors; in fact this is a kind of illusion by the use of mirror. Next is light mix, it shows the blending of colors by the use light. These colors are cyan, red and green. We can blend these lights, for example cyan + red = purple. The fantastic exhibit is the shadow catcher; it catches or freezes the shadow on the wall. The money detector that is usually seen in the banks and some stores that is use to determine if the money is fake or not. The zoetrope is more likely a kind of illusion. When you roll the plate and look at the mirror, there’s something moving, a man riding a horse. The door to infinity is another kind of optical illusion that shows an infinite doorway. It amaze me such because it looks like an artwork, a beautiful artwork. The next one is magnetic chaotic pendulum, it shows the movement of tectonic plates, but you can’t predict where it will go or move. This looks like a toy because the person made of plastic can rotate. Next one is the cutest and funniest exhibit because you can make a big bubbles and play. It is called the rainbow bubbles. The tangrams are puzzle of various shapes. You can make any other shapes out of the pieces of big puzzle. Why I say big, it’s because it has a large size. The most interesting part is the plasma sphere; it shows the movement of atoms or static electricity. It is also wonderful and amazing because it can light a florescent lamp by putting the lamp near the plasma sphere. The next one is also interesting and everyone enjoyed. It is called the electric maze and also the rope maze. Lastly is the body resistance, it is used to measure the resistance of our body. This one of the activities or event happened in the science month.

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