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Making Florida Quarter Rings - Metal is Malleable
- School:
- Palmetto Ridge High
- Subject:
- Stem
- Teacher:
- Allison Chapman
- Students Impacted:
- 750
- Grade:
- 9-12
- Date:
- August 31, 2016
Investor
Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.
Suncoast Credit Union - $165.00
Goal
To provide the students with a hands-on experience they will never forget. While learning about the physical properties of metals, students will be given the opportunity to make a ring out of a quarter that they can keep.
What will be done with my students
Students will use a die set to place a hole in the center of a metal disk.
Then the students will hammer the disc down a jeweler's mandrel using a 3/4" Schedule 40 PVC Pipe to personally experience the malleability of metals.
Finally they will sand and polish their ring before wearing it.
Follow-Up: Students will study the chemical and physical properties of metals verses nonmetals after completing this memorable lab in class.
Benefits to my students
Students will personally learn that metals are malleable and lustrous and they will use that knowledge to make a family keepsake.
Budget Narrative
Six items are needed to make rings from metal discs. Four of these items can be reused for many years ($85) while only two of these items are consumable ($80).
Items
| # | Item | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 piece Punch Die Set | $50.00 |
| 2 | Jewlers Mandrel | $20.00 |
| 3 | hammer | $10.00 |
| 4 | 3/4" PVC Pipe Schedule 40 | $5.00 |
| 5 | sand paper sponge blocks (10) | $40.00 |
| 6 | clear nail polish (10) | $40.00 |
| Total: | $165.00 |
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