Swansea Primary School
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Swansea TAS 7190
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Email: swansea.primary@education.tas.gov.au
Phone: 03 6257 8126

Grade 4/5/6

On Monday 13th September, Gina from Hydro Tasmania came to visit our school for an incursion.

The 4/5/6 class participated in a hands on session where Gina showed everyone what electricity is and how it can be generated. 

Students were challenged to make a water turbine structure using just one plate, 5 straws, sticky tape and one pelton turbine.

Tia

I was spinning the wheel to make the light

Chloe

I leaned that it’s good to draw your thoughts down before making it, then fiddle around to adjust your end product.

Ivy

I was wondering what would happen if I turned it backwards.

Alice

I learnt that you can use water to make electricity by using the force of water to spin a turbine.

Abby

I was wondering if our design was going to work.

Alex

What does North and South mean on the magnet? I was dragging the magnet across the copper.

Millie

I learnt that when a magnet and copper spin it creates electricity.

Ruby

I was wondering how to make the turbine spin.

Summa

Ava and I built a pelton wheel and I was wondering if our design would work.

Xearna

We were trying to find a way for the turbine to spin with no water on it.

Gabriel

I was thinking that if you spin it faster the light bulb will blow!

Arcena

I thought that the pressure of the water would make it fall apart.

Lilly

The water went through the turbine but it wasn’t very stable.

Ava

I learnt that when you wrap copper around a magnet and spin it, it makes electricity.