PETROSAINS SCIENCE SHOW COMPETITION 2017

GROUP 2

SCHOOL : SMK SERI BINTANG SELATAN

GROUP MEMBERS : 1. WONG RUO XIAN

2. POH JIN PENG

TEACHER ADVISOR : PN NORMALA BT OMAR

EXPERIMENT 1

NAME/TITLE Natures power bank

TOPIC Electricity
LEARNING OBJECTIVE To show the generation of electricity in

citrus fruits.
KEY SCIENCE CONCEPTS/MAIN Electricity can be generated from lemons.

MESSAGES
MATERIALS Lemon, iron nail, copper wire, multimeter
WHAT TO DO?

1. Place a copper wire and an iron nail

into the lemon.

2. Connect the voltmeter to the copper

wire and steel paper clip.

WHAT HAPPENS? The multimeter reading shows that there is

electricity flow
SCIENCE EXPLANATION The iron nail and copper wire act as

electrodes while the lemon juice acts as an

electrolyte. The copper wire is more

electronegative and thus acts as the cathode

while the iron nail acts as the anode. In the

 lemon juice excess electrons flow from the

steel paper clip to the copper wire forming

electricity flow.

EXPERIMENT 2

NAME/TITLE Flying water

TOPIC Centrifugal force
LEARNING OBJECTIVE To show that centrifugal force is affected by

the mass of an object

KEY SCIENCE CONCEPTS/MAIN The higher the mass of the object, the higher

MESSAGES the centrifugal force acting on it.

MATERIALS Water, plastic cup, wire gauze, thread
WHAT TO DO? 1. Tie 4 pieces of thread to the corners of

the wire gauze

2. Place an empty cup on the center of the

wire gauze
3. Swing it in a circle
4. Repeat the steps above with a quarter

full, half full and full cup

WHAT HAPPENS? The empty cup flies out of the swing while the

others remain on the swing when it is swung

in a circle.
SCIENCE EXPLANATION As the mass of the cup increases when the

amount of water in the cup increases, the

centrifugal force acting on it increases.

Therefore, it becomes easier to control the

cup when swinging and it does not fall from

the swing easily.

EXPERIMENT 3
NAME/TITLE Recycled crayons
TOPIC Kinetic theory of matter
LEARNING OBJECTIVE To show that the state of matter can be

changed by heating or cooling.

KEY SCIENCE CONCEPTS/MAIN Crayons melting point range from 48 degree

MESSAGES Celcius to 63 degree celcius.

MATERIALS Old crayons, candle mould, Bunsen burner,

matches, tripod stand and wire gauze

WHAT TO DO? 1. Place small pieces of old crayon into a

candle mould
2. Place it on the tripod stand
3. Light the Bunsen burner and heat the

crayons
4. Allow crayons to melt
5. Turn off the Bunsen burner
6. Add a piece of thread into the melted

crayons.
7. Allow the candle to cool
WHAT HAPPENS? The pieces of crayon melt when heated and

take the shape of the candle mould

SCIENCE EXPLANATION The Bunsen burner increases the temperature

of the crayons. When the temperature reaches

its melting point, the crayons change from

solid to liquid. This is because the particles

gain enough energy to overcome the attractive

forces between the particles. According to the

kinetic theory of matter, particles are closely

packed together but not in an orderly

arrangement in liquid form. Hence, they follow

the shape of the container. After the crayons

melt completely, it is left to cool at room

temperature to form a candle.

EXPERIMENT 4

NAME/TITLE Floating drawing

TOPIC Density
LEARNING OBJECTIVE To demonstrate dried whiteboard marker pen

ink floating on water

KEY SCIENCE CONCEPTS/MAIN Whiteboard marker pen ink is less dense than

MESSAGES water so it floats.

MATERIALS Whiteboard marker pen, petri dish, water
WHAT TO DO? 1. Draw anything on a petri dish using a

whiteboard marker pen

2. Allow the drawing to dry
3. Pour water carefully into the petri dish
WHAT HAPPENS? The drawing floats on the water
SCIENCE EXPLANATION Whiteboard marker pen ink is less dense than

water. It does not stick to the surface of the

petri dish as the petri dish does not absorb the

marker pen ink. As a result, it floats above the

water.