Reflection on The Fruit Battery Experiment/對水果電池實驗的反思
by Steve Wang
Science experiments are hard work and time consuming. The worst part is, most of the time, they end up not getting the intended outcome because of human error. I believe there are a few causes for not getting the intended result . To help you understand, I am going to tell you how one of my science experiments went, tell you the intended outcome and how it went wrong. Then, how I will do these experiments in the future.
The experiment I am going to tell you about is the Fruit Battery experiment. The goal was to charge a phone using fruits. First, we tested how much electricity each fruit could create. According to my group's test results, apples created the most electricity so we tried to use as many apples to generate electricity. We then went on to connect the apples with wires so as to combine the voltage. After that, we tried to test if there was enough electricity to charge a phone. However, sadly, there was not. After some reflection on our work, we decided that the problems might be caused by the horribly connected wires. Some of them were loose and kept falling off and some of the wires did not have enough surface touching the apples.The wires were horribly connected because we were rushed and had to work quickly to get it done.
When we got started, we had to test which fruit produced the most electricity. We tested potatoes, carrots and a few others. We were slower than expected because I accidentally threw a carrot under the printer and we wasted a lot of time looking for it. Another thing is, we had problems getting the things we needed to test because there were not enough materials. To test the amount of electricity each fruit created, we had to put two nails in the fruit. Then, connect a machine to the nails. We also had a shortage of machines so we had to wait for others. When we found that apples produced the most electricity, we got as many apples as we could and started working on connecting them. By the time we got to that step, we were already very low on time and had to start rushing. We connected the wires as quickly as we could. However, because we were erushing, we did not connect them properly. Some of them kept falling out while others did not connect properly. In the end, we could not charge a phone because of the poor connection of the wires.
Going forward, I intend to rectify a few things to ensure my science experiments go smoothly. First, I would like to get a partner that would not distract me, a partner who I can easily work with and work efficiently. When I cannot choose my partner, I try my best to work with a partner and encourage them to work. Another thing I could do is try to keep my mind focused on the experiment even if some of the experiments are less interesting or entertaining as some of the others. I should just focus on getting it done quickly and properly. I strongly believe that if I follow these steps, I would likely be getting more intended results. This is also something I can use in my life. Whenever I have to work with someone I would try to find someone I work well with or learn to work with them.
After reflecting , finding the problems and attempting to solve a few problems, I have found a few things I have to do to ensure the success of my future science experiments. I have to find a teammate I can work well with or attempt to work with them and try to ignore other distractions. I believe that it would benefit most people to follow these suggestions. From this point forth, we should all find teammates we can work well with and try to ignore distractions when working. Doing so can allow us to complete work that is hard and time consuming quickly and efficiently.
Chinese Version
科學實驗既費力又費時。最糟糕的是，大多數時候，由於人為錯誤，他們最終沒有得到預期的結果。我相信沒有得到預期結果的原因有幾個。為了幫助你理解，我將告訴你我的一個科學實驗是如何進行的，告訴你預期的結果以及它是如何出錯的。然後，我將如何做這些實驗。
我要告訴你的實驗是水果電池實驗。目標是用水果給手機充電。首先，我們測試了每種水果能產生多少電力。根據我小組的測試結果，蘋果產生的電最多，所以我們嘗試使用盡可能多的蘋果來發電。然後我們繼續用電線連接蘋果，以結合電壓。之後，我們嘗試測試是否有足夠的電量來為手機充電。然而，遺憾的是，沒有。在對我們的工作進行了一些反思之後，我們認為問題可能是由可怕的連接線引起的。其中一些鬆動並不斷脫落，一些電線沒有足夠的表面接觸蘋果。電線連接得很糟糕，因為我們很匆忙，必須快速工作才能完成。
當我們開始時，我們必須測試哪種水果產生的電力最多。我們測試了土豆、胡蘿蔔和其他一些。我們的速度比預期的要慢，因為我不小心把一根胡蘿蔔扔到了打印機下面，我們浪費了很多時間來尋找它。另一件事是，我們在獲取需要測試的東西時遇到了問題，因為沒有足夠的材料。為了測試每個水果產生的電量，我們必須在水果上釘兩個釘子。然後，將機器連接到釘子上。我們也缺機器，所以我們不得不等待其他人。當我們發現蘋果產生的電力最多時，我們盡可能多地得到蘋果，並開始著手將它們連接起來。當我們走到那一步時，我們的時間已經很短了，不得不開始匆匆忙忙。我們盡可能快地連接電線。但是，因為我們正在沖刷，所以我們沒有正確連接它們。其中一些不斷脫落，而另一些則連接不正確。最後，由於電線連接不良，我們無法為手機充電。
展望未來，我打算糾正一些事情，以確保我的科學實驗順利進行。首先，我想找一個不會分散我注意力的合作夥伴，一個我可以輕鬆合作並高效工作的合作夥伴。當我無法選擇我的合作夥伴時，我會盡力與合作夥伴一起工作並鼓勵他們工作。我可以做的另一件事是盡量讓我的注意力集中在實驗上，即使有些實驗不如其他一些有趣或有趣。我應該只專注於快速正確地完成它。我堅信，如果我遵循這些步驟，我可能會得到更多預期的結果。這也是我可以在生活中使用的東西。每當我必須與某人一起工作時，我都會嘗試找到與我一起工作的人或學習與他們一起工作。
在反思、發現問題並嘗試解決一些問題後，我發現了一些我必須做的事情，以確保我未來的科學實驗取得成功。我必須找到一個可以很好地合作的隊友，或者嘗試與他們合作並嘗試忽略其他干擾。我相信遵循這些建議將使大多數人受益。從這一點開始，我們都應該找到可以很好地合作的隊友，並在工作時盡量忽略干擾。這樣做可以讓我們快速有效地完成艱鉅而耗時的工作。
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Collecting fruits:
Building battery:
