STARRY

NIGHT ACCELERATED PHYSICS 1101

Nutchanon Charnwutiwong
Nichaporn Nattawut
Witchayut Ngarmpornchai
Vanessa Rujipatanakul

MS. SUSUNA ALULOD

MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL
ACADAMIC YEAR 2017-2018
 Background
An electric circuit is a path in which
electrons from a power source flow through.
The point where those electrons enter an
electrical circuit is called the "source" of
electrons. The point where the electrons leave
an electrical circuit is called the "ground".
Circuits can be classified into three different
types: simple circuit, series circuit, and
parallel circuit. A simple circuit is a closed
path composed of a power source (battery),
wires, and a resistor (light bulb) connected
together. A series circuit is occupied with
more than one resistors in which the current
flows in only one path making all components
carry the same amount of current and will
stop function if the path is incomplete. The
components in parallel circuits are similar to
those in series circuit but the current flows in
multiple paths so other the paths can still be
operated even if there is an incomplete path.
 Introduction
In our bedroom, there are many electric device that run
by the electricity. Our group decide to create a bedroom in
order to understand how the circuit system works in real life
propose. In our bedroom, we will create a lightning system,
fan, and other decoration. First, the fan will be created by
using a motor and a blade. We will connect the motor
through the wire and connect it to the switch and the
battery. The energy from the chemical reaction in the
battery will convert to electrical energy and come out of the
cathode side to the anode side. The current will move
through the wire into the motor. Inside the motor, there are
magnetic field created by a north magnet on the left and a
south magnet on the right. The current that move across the
magnetic field will create a magnetic force. Magnetic force
equals to current multiply by the the wire length and cross
product with the magnetic field. Hence, this force will create
a rotational movement. So the chemical energy in the
battery will convert to electrical energy and the electrical
energy will be transformed to mechanical energy.
Furthermore, we need to perform a soldering in order to
connect the wire with the battery, motor, and switch. We
connect the switch by putting the wire from the battery and
the wire from the motor inside the switch and connect them.
We decide to make a series circuit system for the fan
because we only have one resistor, which is the motor.
Later, we will solder all the lighting systems together and
connect them to the switch, then we will connect the switch
to the battery. We connect each light together in a parallel
circuit system because in parallel the voltage is equal.
Objective

To create a model that will

demonstrate physics
concept about circuits so
that it would be useful for
class demonstration.

To add on to the idea of UV

lights and invisible ink on
the decoration for the
model.
 Design

At first, we thought we could make a dinning

room but we changed our mind and decided
to make a bedroom instead.
 Design

In the bedroom, we decided to create two types

of lights which are LED blue light and yellow
light. Also, we decided to add a fan to represent
the rotational motion.
 Physics Concept

The motor and the light bulb represent as the

resistor. The battery represent as the energy
source. In this project we have both parallel and
series circuit. We connect the light bulb in
parallel circuit and the motor in the series
circuit. The motor function is to transform the
electrical energy to mechanical energy. Inside
the motor, there is a magnet which it create a
magnetic field. Therefore when there is a
current pass across the magnetic field, there
will be a magnetic force. This force create a
rotational motion on the rod of the motor, so by
connecting the turbine to it. We create a fan.
The switch job is to turn the circuit system on
and off. We connect the switch by put the wire
from the motor and the wire from the battery
inside the switch and connect the left over wire
together by using the soldering machine.
Materials
5 wooden boards
A4 Papers
26 UV LED lights
1 yellow light
3 switches
Wires
Pieces of Cloth
Cotton
Sponge
12 Batteries
3 Battery covers
Flowers
Motor
Fan Blade
Cardboard
CD
Clear Cover
Solder
Equipment
Color pencils
Black & White Spray
Color
Black Marker
Super Glue
Glue gun
Scissor
Cutter
Invisible Ink
Soldering iron
Set-up
TOP
Set-up
FRONT
Set-up
SIDE
 Procedure
1. Cut some of the wooden boards into pieces
for the furniture such as the bed, the
wardrobe, the desk and the fan base.
2. Spray all the pieces with black and white
spray color.
3. Use pieces of cloth stuffed with cottons to
make pillows and stuffed with sponge to
make the mattress.
4. Create decorations for the room such as
picture and mosaic frames, laptop, and
flower vase using A4 paper and colors.
5. Construct the room with 4 big wooden
boards.
6. Build the furnitures using the small
wooden pieces we cut.
7. Decorate the desk with the vase and
flowers we made.
 Procedure
8. Assemble a fan by attaching the blade
with the motor and put it onto the
wooden base.
9. Punch holes on the top wooden boards
for the UV LED lights and the yellow
light.
10. Build 3 separated circuits: one for the
fan, one for the UV LEDs, and one for the
yellow light.
11. Connect the components like the
motor and the light bulbs to their switch
and batteries.
12. Attach the furnitures and decorations
with glue gun.
13. Draw pictures on the floor, the walls,
the wardrobe, and the headboard of the
bed.
14. Put the clear cover in front of the
wooden box.
Final Product
Final Product
Data
 Analysis of Data
As the data shows above, our group
confronted many problem such as the
short circuit that caused the light to
burn out, the motor turbine that didn’t
connect to the metal rod very well and
the confusion of how to connect the
switch to make it work. We all as a
group discussed and tried to figure out
together how to solve these problems
occurred. We learned many things from
doing this project due to these failures.
It was a lesson that would make us
know and remember how to solve this
problem if it occur in our life again.
 Conclusion
The project was done successfully.
We finished it in time and it came
out as what we planned at first.
There were some problems with the
lights because some of them
weren’t working. In addition, we
didn’t have some materials and
tools, so we need to go out and buy
them. We were able to show the
concept of electric circuit in a way
that is not boring. We constructed
many trials and caused some errors
but it eventually turned out quite
well. Still, there are some issues
such as the voltage of the batteries
that didn’t match exactly with the
connected lights which can cause
the lights to burn out.
Recommendation

If we got a chance to redo this project

over again, it might be better to prepare
all of the materials and equipments since
the beginning so that we can spend time
more wisely when we have a work day at
school. Also, we should calculate the
voltage of the resistance before we
actually try making the circuit in order to
buy a correct amount of batteries and not
to burn down the LEDs with too much heat
from the power given by the batteries.
 Reference

The Physics Classroom. (n.d.). What is an

Electric Circuit?. Retrieved
from http://www.physicsclassroom.com/cla
ss/circuits/Lesson-2/What-is-an-Electric-
Circuit

Electric Circuits and symbols. (2017).

Retrieved 22 May, 2018 from
https://www.miniphysics.com/ss-electric-
circuits-and-symbols.html
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