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    The student's group chose to research how the strength of a magnetic field affects the deviation of cathode rays. They conducted experiments looking at how magnetic field strength related to distance and electrical power. The group researched cathode rays and magnetic fields online. They used a magnetic sensor and data logger to collect data on magnetic field strength at different distances from a solenoid. The research relates to the year's theme of electricity and magnetism taught previously. The group's website and exhibit will include a brief history of cathode rays, photos of the experiments, and clearly presented results and conclusions.

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    The student's group chose to research how the strength of a magnetic field affects the deviation of cathode rays. They conducted experiments looking at how magnetic field strength related to distance and electrical power. The group researched cathode rays and magnetic fields online. They used a magnetic sensor and data logger to collect data on magnetic field strength at different distances from a solenoid. The research relates to the year's theme of electricity and magnetism taught previously. The group's website and exhibit will include a brief history of cathode rays, photos of the experiments, and clearly presented results and conclusions.

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    Howdidyouchooseyourtopic?
    OurgroupchoseourenergyrelatedtopictobeCathodeRaysaswethoughtitwouldbe
    aninteresting,andeasy,experimenttotackle.Themainresearchquestionthatwe
    havechosentoansweris:HowdoesthestrengthofaMagneticFieldeffectthe
    deviationofCathodeRays.ACathodeRayisadirectbeamofelectronsfiredfroma
    stronglyvacuumedtube.ThisisalsoslightlyrelatedtoourpreviousworkonElectricity.
    Lateron,mygroupconductedtwomoreexperiments,MagneticFieldStrengthvs
    DistanceandMagneticFieldStrengthvsElectricalPowerwhichgreatlyrelatedto
    furtherexplorethetopicofmagnetismandcathoderays.Wedecidedthatthistopicwas
    highlyscientificasitincludedhowphotonsandelectronsgetaffectedbyamagnetic
    field,whichwassomethingthatwehadntfullygoneintodepthbefore.Thistopic
    introducedustoseveralnewcomponentsusedinphysicssuchasasolenoidsanda
    cathoderays.Asolenoidisamagnetwithnoironcore,itismadebyacoilofwires
    whichisabletocarryacurrentwhenelectricalpowerisappliedtoit.

    Howdidyouconductyourresearch?
    Firstly,sinceCathodeRayshavenotbeentaughttouspreviously,mygrouphadtofind
    outwhataMalteseCrosstubeisandhowCathodeRaysworkforfurtherunderstanding
    oftheproject.Thisinvolvedextensiveinternetresearchonanumberofwebsitesto
    furtherlearnaboutApparatusandSafety1 ,ElectricBehaviourandEffectsofabar
    Magnet2 andHistoryandDiscoveryofCathodeRays3.Afterthat,theonlyotherthings
    weneededtoresearchwasadiagramofaMalteseCrosstubetomakesurethatwe
    wouldntdamageourequipment.Inordertocollectourdata,wehadtoaskourteacher
    aboutwhichtechnologiestouse.Intheend,wedecidedonusingamagneticsensor
    attachedtoadataloggerforthefirstandsecondexperimentandanonlineprotractor
    forthelastexperimenttouploadourphotosonto.Thiswasthefirsttimethatmygroup
    hasusedamagneticsensorbutwefounditeasytouse.Allwehadtodowasattach
    thesensortoadataloggerandgetthereadingsfromthenumbersshownonthedata
    1

    ApparatusandSafety

    http://practicalphysics.org/maltesecrosscastingshadows.html
    2
    ElectricalBehaviourandEffectsofabarmagnet
    http://sirius.ucsc.edu/demoweb/cgibin/?e_mquantummaltese
    3
    HistoryandDiscoveryofCathodeRays
    https://explorable.com/cathoderayexperiment
    http://theinventors.org/library/inventors/blcathoderaytube.htm

    logger.Myteamworkedwelltogetherincollectingthedata,wehadrolesonwhotyped
    intheresults,whodidtheexperimentandwhoreadthedata.Therewasaslighterrorin
    thesecondexperiment,whichwaslookingathowdistanceaffectsmagneticfield
    strength,aswewererecordingthemagneticfieldstrengthfromthewrongpoint.The
    solenoidsmagneticfieldthatweusedtraveledinadifferentmannerasitwascircular,
    meaningthatwehadtoredoourresultsandmeasurethemagneticfielddirectlyparallel
    abovethecenterofthesolenoid.

    Howdoesyourprojectrelatetoyouryearsthemeindifferentdisciplines?
    ThesubjectsofelectricityandmagnetismhavebeenstudiedinNovember2015aspart
    ofourYear8work.Theselessonsincludedanintroductiontoelectricity,waves,light,
    magnetismandelectromagnetism.Basedonthis,wedecidedtofurtherassesthe
    relationshipbetweenCathodeRaysandMagneticFields.Mygroupalsothoughtthatno
    oneelsewouldvethoughtoftheseexperimentsandthereforethatthisworkwouldbea
    valuablecontributiontoourYearsgroupofexperiments.

    Howdidyoudecideonthedesignofyourexhibitandsite?
    Forthewebsite,mygroupandIdeliberatedonwhatinformationtoadd.Thethreemain
    pointsthatwedecidedtoaddintoourwebsitewas:
    1)
    AbriefhistoryofhowCathodeRayswerefoundandhowitgotdiscovered.This
    wouldmakethelearningofCathodeRaysmoresimpleasitisnotalongwriteupwhich
    peoplewouldhavetotakealongtimeinreadingtounderstand.
    2)
    Photosofeachexperimenttomakeavisualrepresentationoftheexperiment,
    equipmentandmethod.
    3)
    Clearlystructuredresults,completedwithgraphsandaconclusion.

    TheexhibitionissomethingthatmygroupandIarestilldiscussing.Wewerethinkingof
    either
    bringingin
    themaltesecrosstubealongwithagametohelpthestudentsand
    judgeslearnwhatCathodeRaysarebyactually
    doing
    theexperimentthemselves.

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