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Dr. Psaker
Objectives:
To finish the research plan for our project along with the other various forms needed.
The project that we decided on was to create a device which would repel animals using
the natural magnetic navigation mechanism many animals have. This project was finally decided
on after weeks of introductory research and deliberation. After coming to a consensus on our
current project idea we then started doing the required documentation for mentorship. This
The first thing we built was a small electromagnet to see how strong of a magnetic field
we could produce with the materials we had. We used a soft iron rod, insulated wire, two AA
batteries, and electric tape. The wire was wrapped around the iron rod 110 times and taped the
ends of the rod so the wire stayed tight. The AA batteries were taped together in a line, so the
positive end of one is touching the negative side of each battery. Then we stripped both end so
the wire and taped them on both ends of the batteries to complete the circuit.
MAGNETIC ANIMAL REPELLENT LAB NOTEBOOK 3
The only data we have is from testing our first electromagnet. We made with a Vernier
magnetic field sensor. After we were done we recorded the number of turns, the length and
diameter of the rod, and the current through the wire. We then connected the electromagnet to
two AA batteries, placed it on a table, and measured the strength of the field produced at various
Table 1. This is a table outlining the data collected from our first electromagnet.
MAGNETIC ANIMAL REPELLENT LAB NOTEBOOK 4
Future Goals
Within the next two weeks we plan to test different types of wires and different battery
voltage to see if we can get stronger magnetic fields. We will decide one a preliminary
benchmark level which we would like to reach for our first official electromagnet. We will then
attempt to reach that EMF value during our two-week period. We may make slight adjustment to
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