PROJECT WORK

1. Helping white blood cells to protect us from pathogens (Rabies virus)

Our white blood cells are amazing at keeping us safe from pathogens. Most of the
time, they manage to destroy the pathogens so that we recover quickly from an
infection.
However, there are some pathogens that white blood cells cannot destroy in time.
Rabies virus is one of these. Without outside help, the body cannot fight the virus and
the infected person dies.
Find out information about rabies using the following;
1. Who first discovered rabies
2. How can a person be infected with rabies
3. How rabies virus spreads in the body
4. Who created the first vaccine for rabies and how did they do this
5. How do rabies vaccines help our white blood cells to fight the virus
Make a poster or PowerPoint presentation of your research
Submission date: 31st October 2023

2. Making a balance for weighing

This project is about using moments to find the weights of

objects. You will make a balance and then use it to find some
unknown weights.
Background
The earliest balances for weighing needed equal weights on
both sides of the balance.

The unknown weights were added on one side, and known weights were added on the
other side until the system balanced.
A system such as this is balanced because two moments are acting. One moment tries
to pull one side down while the other moment tries to pull the other side down.
When the moments are equal and opposite, the system is balanced. This happens
when the weights are equal because the distances from the pivot are also equal.
Your task
1. List the materials you will need for this project
2. Outline the procedure you will use.
3. Make a balance that can be used to weigh a range of different weights without
changing the known weight.
Submission date: 7th November 2023