February 3 #1
My project is a cloud formation project. This experiment will teach others on how clouds are formed. Do you know what clouds are? Clouds are collections of many tiny droplets of water. Pressure, density, and temperature will remain in balance by the ideal gas law. All the following factors, will help lead to the formation of a cloud. Clouds will be formed and I will learn how to create a small one on my own with this experiment.
February 6 #2
I slowly began to familiarize myself with the point and the process for my experiment/pbl project. I will pump in air into the container. This will cause an increase in pressure inside the container and a decrease in the temperature. Therefore, you will be able to see water vapor inside the container for a few seconds before it becomes invisible once again. This water vapor is a cloud that was created due to the pressure and rise in temperature. This is how clouds are made!
February 9 #3
I began to search all sorts of things and through all sorts of sites. I started to learn about all the many clouds such as stratus, altostratus, cirrus, cumulus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, cumulonimbus, nimbostratus, cumulus congestus, stratocumulus, wall cloud, shelf cloud, fractus, mammatus, and contrails. Some explanations of the clouds are evident. Cirro- means curl of hair, high. Strato- means layer. Cumulo- means heap. Alto- means mid. Nimbo- means rain/precipitation. With each day I will familiarize myself and make this experiment a success.
February 12 #4
The first time I tried pumping in air into the container was hard. I tried to push down on the pump as hard as I could so it may cause a great reaction but I failed. It kept falling out of my grip and my hands would tremble a lot. The rubber cork was just as stubborn as the pump. It would not pop out how it would supposed to in order to let the gases and pressure out of the container. I ultimately disliked the project because it was just as stubborn as me. I could not deal with it not going right. Until my Physics teacher, Mr. Gurbey, reassured me that science would always be a series of trial and error. I am slowly learning to be patient and more attentive.
February 15 #5
I became much more interested in knowing exactly how to identify each cloud therefore, I became more studious. Cirrus is when the cloud looks parallel with spiraling fibres that extend in all directions. Cumulus are heaps that move upward from a horizontal base. Stratus is an extended horizontal sheet that grows from the bottom. Cirrocumulus clouds are small and round masses that form in a horizontal manner. Cumulostratus are mixed heaps that spread around its base. Cirrostratus are horizontally inclined masses that are undulated and can be either in groups or separate.
February 18 #6
Mr. Gurbey, my Physics teacher, realized I had been struggling and immediately offered help. He give me pointers on how to have the most effective results. He understand where I was going wrong and where I needed a little more help he therefore, assisted me in order to get the results that I needed. He said in order to get the “big bang” from the rubber cork popping out of the container. Mr. Gurbey said I would have to pump just fast enough that I allow the air to get in but fast enough that the pressure is still being challenged. He told me that I needed to work through the pain and against the force in order to pump fast enough. I began practicing and learning how to handle the pump in order to pump the air into the container in the most effective manner.
February 21 #7
As my knowledge of the “cloud experiment” began to progress and grow over time the days. I would slowly pump in the air into the container with the pump and saw that there were no results. Therefore, I began to follow my instructors advice. I would hold the pump firmly as the other pumped fast enough to create a little bit of fog inside the container. As the pumps increased the pressure inside of the container increased and it became more difficult to pump the air. The pumps became harder and harder. Therefore, showing that the pressure was increasing and then came a loud pop made my the cork. It was a great day.
February 24 #8
No project revisions are necessary. The only thing you really have to pay attention to is familiarizing yourself with the material and how to handle it. The handling and becoming used to the routine is helpful. As you get used to the routine, it slowly will become better. The results will begin to impress you more and more as the pop become louder. The routine becomes more interesting and effective with time. The material such as the pump and the rubber cork were very fun to play with intensity and force.
February 27 #9
As the days passed, my effectiveness in the project progressed immensely. As the day continued to pass, I spent more and more time focusing on my project. In doing so, my outcomes improved drastically and I grew elated at my results. There were many frustrations but there were also many successes. For when there was a day I failed, there were always more days with many more successes. I learned how to handle the pump properly and how to inform others of my project effectively. I became more confident thus, leading to the success of the project’s effectiveness. I learned that in science experiments some failures are always to come your way and should not be taken lightly but she never discourage you.
March 2 #10
This project may assist with the future career goals of people who are interested in meteorology. It may help weather forecasters, NASA, and individuals who help detect hurricanes and other such disasters. This experiment helped common people learn how clouds are actually made. Everyone I encountered seemed to believe that they were just there and created because of water but no one knew exactly how and why they were made. I briefly explained how and they would slowly realize that they already knew, they merely had to put the knowledge to use. Before this experiment I didn’t know how clouds were made but like others I knew that they were created with water. I learned greatly, had a lot of fun playing with the materials, and creating tiny clouds down here on earth.