Jayne was given her last display case panel and instructed to complete the cherry blossom tree that she had started in a previous class.

Electro-Light Experiment-
Purpose-
The purpose of this experiment was to see if there was an alternate way to generate current without electricity or a battery. We heard someone was able to power a light with a lemon and we wanted to try it, too. Then we wondered if bigger produce might be more powerful. We thought this information would be useful for helping people in an emergency to power a cell phone or a light.
Hypothesis
If the lemons, limes, oranges, apples, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, and bananas are connected to a wire and a multimeter, then the potatoes would have the most
voltage because the potatoes have the most Ions and EC.

Required materials
3 each: lemons, limes, oranges, apples, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, bananas
3 - 2 inch Copper nails
3 - 2 inch Galvanized (zinc) nails
3 by 5 inch piece of sandpaper
3 - Alligator or gator clips
Digital Multicenter – an instrument used to measure volts
Small LED
Step-By-Step Procedure
1. Use the sandpaper to lightly rub the galvanized (zinc) nails to expose a fresh surface.
2. Insert 1 copper and 1 zinc nail into the fruit or vegetable, 2 centimeters apart from one another, in the center of the fruit about 1 inch down.
3. Take one of the alligator clips and connect one end to the galvanized (zinc) nail and the other end to the black wire on the Multimeter.
4. Take another alligator clip and connect one end to the copper nail and the other end to the red wire on the Multimeter.
5. Turn the Multimeter on to the setting for measuring volts.
6. Record voltage on meter under trial 1 in Science Notebook.
7. Remove gator clips from fruit and then reattach.
8. Record voltage on meter under trial 2 in Science Notebook.
9. Remove gator clips from fruit and then reattach.
10. Record voltage on meter under trial 3 in Science Notebook.
11. Remove nails from fruit or vegetable and rinse with water.
12. Repeat Steps 1 to 11 for each piece of produce in the experiment.
Conclusion
We thought that the bigger fruit would produce the most voltage but the apples produced more voltage than the pineapples. We read that citrus fruits would make better batteries than other fruits but in our experiment the citrus fruits produced less voltage than the apple, too. We discovered that three apples in a series was enough power to light one LED.

School-wide activity

Jayne continued watching the play Little Women.

Jayne continued watching the play Little Women.

Jayne was given the back panel for her display case and was instructed to paint whatever image she wanted. Jayne chose a cherry blossom tree.

Today Jayne completed the end of her book based on the underground railroad. She reviewed the summer reading list and finished packing her personal belongings. She discussed concerns about moving to a new school and received encouragement to embrace change and have confidence, and believe in herself.

Jayne and I used the beginning half of class to set up the scavenger hunt for the game at the end of the day today. We added cute graphics to the riddle sheet and hid the candy in the outside area of the school. She used the second half of class to work on her third panel for the manga series.

Jayne worked on her mange ink drawings. She worked on the third drawing in the series. This was one of her characters standing in a dark forest of cherry blossoms. Jayne finalized the sketch we did of this panel a few classes black and began to add a border to her paper and ink her design.

Today Jayne participated in end-of-year school activities. She went to the local park with teachers, staff, and students, participated in physical activities and games, and enjoyed a grilled lunch.