INVESTIGATORY PROJECT

Name: Rafael Andrei M. Pantas

Grade & Section: 9-Adorable Savior

SCIENCE
MECHANICAL CHALKDUST
DISPENSER
ABSTRACT

The mechanical chalk dispenser aims

to hasten the removal of chalk dust on
the chalkboard eraser. It will also
enclose the dusts preventing possible
skin irritation. It also produces chalks
with the aid of the resin.

The researchers made a machine

guided by the principles of level and
wheel and axle. In making chalks,
additives were added in the chalk dust
forming the common chalk.
INTRODUCTION

One of the many problems that every

school and office is facing today is the
process of dispensing chalk dust form
erasers. Students have found different
methods to accomplish this unwanted
task such as pounding the chalk
eraser on the lid of the trashcan, on
the wall, or on the screen of the
currently used chalk dispenser. These
methods are similar in two things: (1)
they involve the inevitable pounding,
which is very tiring on the part of the
person doing the job; and (2) they
spread the chalk dust in the air,
causing many problems, one of which
is the unwillingness of the students to
do this particular job, because it
causes premature cramping of the
hand. Another is that the chalk dust
can cause skin irritation and may lead
to skin disorders. Chalk dust can also
trigger asthma when inhaled and is a
definite nuisance to the environment
since it returns excess carbon dioxide
into the atmosphere.
PROCESS

Once you have a container, buy a one-

sided (not rectangular) cheese grater
or other filter that will allow chalk to
sift down through the holes - fit this
filter over the top of the container;
then, seal any empty spaces on the
sides of the filter with heavy plastic
and superglue or other adhesive.
When you're done this step, cover the
filter with a piece of plastic that will
slide onto the container and slide off
when chalk is needed. The piece of
plastic should have a handle that can
be grasped easily. Hang the container
on the wall with a wall mount (this is
available at most hardware stores).
You'll use the force of gravity to draw
ground chalk down through the holes
of your grater device
PROCEDURE

When you need ground chalk, pull on

the handle and shake the container
gently to release; then, slide the
handle back over when you're done. If
you need to, cut a hole on top and put
a long spoon or stirring implement
inside of the container, to stir up the
chalk if it gets too tightly packed to
move through the small holes in the
grater. This simple process will
ensure that you can get as much
ground chalk as you need, whenever
you need it.
Of course, when you want chalk, you'll
need another container to catch it in
as it falls down (out of the new and
simple ground chalk machine).