My Hypothesis was I am testing three different materials (magnets wood copper) to see how well they conduct electricity. I think the magnet will light up because the magnet has a thick rubber coat so it won't break and has electric charges that carry energy. I think the wood won't light up because the wood does not have electric charges so it cant carry energy like my other materials do. I think the copper tape will light up because copper has luster. Luster has electric charges so when light hits copper it absorbs the wavelines.

My research is in order to conduct electricity it requires the substance to have charged particles that are free to move. Examples include sliver, wet wood, and aluminum. Insulators have tightly bonded electrons which make them poor conductors. They are often used in electrical safety, preventing the flow of electricity. Examples include rubber, glass and ceramic.

My variables are

Independent The type of materials (copper tape, magnet tape, and popsicle sticks).

Dependent The amount of energy.

Controlled Diodes,Copper Tape, Magnet Tape and Popsicle sticks, Batteries, Set Up.

My procedure is first you get the coloring sheet and color it. Second glue the cardstock onto the coloring sheet and cut it out. Third use the diodes bend the long side up and the other side down. Then stick the long side of the diode on the short side of the copper tape. Forth put the copper tape over top of the diode on the coloring sheet and make one side of the copper tape longer than the other. Fifth put the battery on the longer side, take a little copper tape and fold it, and put on the shorter side then connect it. Finally put the battery on it and it should light up.

My data is average brightness by material 80 is my average for the copper tape because 13 out of 15 diodes light up. Next is the magnet tape none of the magnet tape light up so my average is zero last but not least are the popsicle sticks none of them light up either so as always if none of them light up its zero.

The copper tape was the best because it light up 13 out of 15 diodes.

The magnet tape didn't work because the magnet was not strong enough and the rubber coating was to thick.

The Popsicle sticks didn't light up either because the wood wasn't wet and if it was wet it would work because that helps it carry electric charges faster.

My conclusion is in the end of the experiment copper tape worked the best. It light up 13 diodes compared to the other wood and magnet tape experiments that did not light up any. My hypothesis was only partially correct, reason being, the magnets were not strong enough and the wood was not damp. If another experiment was performed, I would make the wood wet and use a stronger magnet.

This is my applications.

I connected copper tape to a metal diode and if it lit up, the experiement was successful.

I connected wooden popsicle sticks to a metal diode and if it lit up, the experiment was successful.

I connected magnet tape to a metal diode and if they lit up, the experiment was successful.

This applies to everyday life because in the modern world our lives depend on electricity.

There were the following errors.

Sometimes the copper tape didn't touch the diode properly and therefore it didn't light up.

The magnet tape wouldn't light up because the magnet was not strong enough and the rubber coating was to thick.

The wooden popsicle stick would not light up because the wood was not wet there for if the wood was wet it would create an electric charge.

This is my citations.

Soclof, S., (2026, January 6). How circuits work. How Stuff Works. https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/circuit1.htm.

Silicon14_Inc in Circuits., (2026, January 6). Basic electrical circuits types. instructables.com. https://www.instructables.com/Basic-Electrical-Circuits-Types.

Alloprof., (2026, January 6). Electrical circuits and diagrams. Alloprof. https://www.alloprof.qc/en/students/vl/sciences/electrical-circuits-and-diagrams-s1158.

This is my acknowledgements

I am acknowledging that copper tape was the best conductor because most of my experiments lit up.

Magnet tape was not a good conductor because it was not strong enough and the coating was to thick.

Wood is not a conductor, but when it is wet it can become one.