For the second part of this week’s lab, I made a quick trip to the small local hardware store to purchase a galvanized nail and small piece of copper wire. My grand total was very affordable at 20 cents.
1. One large orange
2. One 2-inch-long galvanized nail
3. 2-inch-long copper wire
4. String of holiday Christmas lights
5. Needle nose pliers
Procedure
To start this lab experiment, I gathered all the supplies needed and placed them onto my kitchen counter (see picture). First, I took the copper wire and stripped off the insulated coating with the pliers. Next, I untangled the Christmas lights and cut off a single bulb, keeping the leads at approximately 2 inches long as instructed. Once the lights were disassembled, I stripped away the insulated coating exposing the multiple small copper wires. Next, I recruited the help of my 3-year-old daughter to roll the orange around on the counter top making sure the orange became nice and squishy. Placing the orange upright, I first inserted the galvanized nail into the orange going about half-way in. Next, I inserted the stripped copper wire into the orange, again going about half-way in, and assuring the galvanized nail and copper wire did not touch. Finally, I took the prepared Christmas light bulb and wrapped one end of the exposed leads around the galvanized nail and then wrapped the other end of the exposed leads around the copper wire. …show more content…
Unfortunately, the bulb did not light. Making sure the bulb on the holiday light was not defective, I took another part of the string of lights and disassembled the wires as above. Again, I assured the directions were followed exactly, but the bulb did not illuminate, or flicker. Unfortunately, I do not own or have access to a voltmeter, so I tuned to YouTube to watch a successful video
1. One large orange
2. One 2-inch-long galvanized nail
3. 2-inch-long copper wire
4. String of holiday Christmas lights
5. Needle nose pliers
Procedure
To start this lab experiment, I gathered all the supplies needed and placed them onto my kitchen counter (see picture). First, I took the copper wire and stripped off the insulated coating with the pliers. Next, I untangled the Christmas lights and cut off a single bulb, keeping the leads at approximately 2 inches long as instructed. Once the lights were disassembled, I stripped away the insulated coating exposing the multiple small copper wires. Next, I recruited the help of my 3-year-old daughter to roll the orange around on the counter top making sure the orange became nice and squishy. Placing the orange upright, I first inserted the galvanized nail into the orange going about half-way in. Next, I inserted the stripped copper wire into the orange, again going about half-way in, and assuring the galvanized nail and copper wire did not touch. Finally, I took the prepared Christmas light bulb and wrapped one end of the exposed leads around the galvanized nail and then wrapped the other end of the exposed leads around the copper wire. …show more content…
Unfortunately, the bulb did not light. Making sure the bulb on the holiday light was not defective, I took another part of the string of lights and disassembled the wires as above. Again, I assured the directions were followed exactly, but the bulb did not illuminate, or flicker. Unfortunately, I do not own or have access to a voltmeter, so I tuned to YouTube to watch a successful video