Work Then Play...Why Not Both?

When I think of projects, the most potent recollection is that of my physical science project from this year.  The project was surprisingly very stereotypical of high school: Create a free-standing 3D model of an atom. I did not even believe that such projects were actually issued in high school, at least not in this day and age. I was ecstatic, in fact, to receive this project. My model was altogether rather simple. I shaped metal wire into rings, glued pieces of cereal together for the nucleus, and tied everything together on a stand made by my father. However, making a nucleus that was light enough not to pull the rings down was rather difficult. I had to remake it with as little hot glue as possible and still keep it round and together. I finally finished the new nucleus and tied it into my project with bated breath, wondering if it would pull everything apart. It did not! I was very proud of my project. It had a futuristic look to it, and it was functional! The rings actually spun around the nucleus in all directions, and it was quite fascinating to behold. All of the hard work I put into the model was most definitely worth the effort, and I was glad to share the results with my class.