My partner Blair and I with the magnet that we made, as well as the battery that we used and other supply.

This is the base of my motor.

These are the different coiled copper wire that I used and tried to get to spin.

These are all of the different materials that I used to build my motor.

Making a Motor

My physics third term project was to make a motor that would spin for at least 60 seconds.  This was probably the most challenging project so far.  It took many hours of hard work.  My partner Blair and I spent a lot of time trying to replicate different models that we saw on youtube.com.  However, nothing was working.  Finally my dad gave us the idea of using a stronger magnet.  We were not allowed to use a magnet in our project, but if we were able to make our own magnet that would be allowed.  We made a magnet out of a large metal stake that had copper wire coiled around it.  This was the answer to our problem.  As soon as we had a powerful magnet we were able to make our motor spin as long as we wanted it to.  This project was a great learning experience, complete with the feeling of accomplishment at the end as we watched our motor spin. 

Musical Instrument

                                                      Theses are the materials I used.

                                                            Me making my instrument.
Assignment:
For physics this term we had to create a musical instrument out of materials found around the house.  I was assigned to make mine a string instrument.
Process:
I put rubber bands on a hanger at various lengths to give each string its own individual sound. I then attached the hanger to a cereal box to give it a louder sound. I decided to make my instrument look a little better so I wrapped it in Christmas wrapping paper.
Result:
With my final product I played Jingle Bells for my physics class.