Name:AveryLyda Date:NotuntilIm17 AveryandShannonsEggLab

Initial Observations

ThisstepexplainsWHYyouareinterestedinthisexperiment!Younotice something,andwonderwhyithappens.Youseesomethingandwonder whatcausesit.Youwanttoknowhoworwhysomethingworks.Youask questionsaboutwhatyouhaveobserved.Youwanttoinvestigate.The firststepistoclearlywritedownexactlywhatyouhaveobserved BEFORESTARTINGYOUREXPERIMENT! Ihaveobservedthatwhenputinvinegarovernight,eggshellswilldissolve andleavethemembraneholdingtheegginside.Iwanttoinvestigate whetherthetypeofeggwillchangetheamountofvinegarthemembrane holds.Doesthetypeofeggchangetheamountofvinegartheeggholds?

Background Information

Findoutaboutwhatyouwanttoinvestigate.Readbooks,magazinesor askprofessionalswhomightknowinordertolearnabouttheeffector areaofstudy.Keeptrackofwhereyougotyour informationfrom(YES!informationmustbecitedinabibliography!) Sofar,theonlydifferencebetweenawhiteegg,greenegg,andabrown eggisthecolor.Itisntthicker,ormadeofadifferentmaterial,butislaid bydifferentkindsofchickens.Eggsaremadeofcalciumcarbonate, whichdissolveseasilyinvinegar.*bottomofpage

Purpose

DefineyourProblem Whatisyourgoal? Whatideaareyoutryingtotest? Whatisthescientificquestionyouaretryingtoanswer? Doesthecolorofanegghaveanimpactonhowmuchvinegaritholds aftertheshelldissolves?

Makea Hypothesis

Explainhowyouthinkyourprojectcandemonstrateyourpurpose. Makeapredictionregardingtheoutcomeofyourexperiment. Statetheresultsyouarepredictinginmeasurableterms. Ithinktheamountofvinegarthattheeggssoakupwillbejustthesame becausetheyarenotmadeofdifferentmaterials,onlydifferentcolors.I

thinktheeggswillsoakupapproximately50mLofvinegareach.My experimentwillmeasuretheamountofvinegartheeggswillsoakup. Variables Defineyourvariables IndependentVariables: White,Brown,andGreenEggs DependentVariables: VolumeoftheEgg VinegarAbsorption ControlledVariables: NumberofEggs AmountofVinegar Procedure Giveadetailedexplanationofhowyouwillconducttheexperimenttotest yourhypothesis. Beclearaboutthevariables(elementsoftheexperimentthatchangeto testyourhypothesis)versusyourcontrols(elementsoftheexperiment thatdonotchange). Beveryspecificabouthowyouwillmeasureresultstoproveordisprove yourhypothesis.Youshouldincludearegulartimetableformeasuring resultsorobservingtheprojects(forexample,everyhour,everyday, everyweek). YourprocedureshouldbelikearecipeAnotherpersonshouldbeableto performyourexperimentfollowingyourprocedure.Testthiswithafriend orparenttobesureyouhavenotforgottenanything. 1.Measureout100mLofvinegarandputitin9differentcups.Labelthe cupswitheitherW1,W2,W3,B1,B2,B3,G1,G2,orG3. 2.Getthreeeggsofeachvarietyandputthemeachinaseparatejarof vinegar,accordingly. 3.Takepicturesateverytwohourstoseetheshelldeteriorationandlabel withsharpie. 4.Attheendofthreedays,measurethemassoftheeggsusing displacement. 5.CleanupandmaketheCraymondactylhappy. Materials CreateaDETAILEDlistofALLmaterialsthatwillbeneededtoconduct yourexperiment.Imaginethatyouhavebeenaskedtodemonstrateyour experimentinfrontofcollegeclassroomthathasNOsuppliesandNO runningwaterwhatwouldyouneedtobesuretotakewithyou? 3whiteeggs

3browneggs 3greeneggs 9cups vinegar(100mLineachcup) papertowels 100mLgraduatedcylinderwith1mLaccuracy camera Experimental Observations Keepadetailedjournalofobservations,data,andresults.Yourjournal should containdatameasurementsandwrittennotesaboutwhatyouaresensing (hearing,seeing,ortouching)aboutyourexperiment. Ifappropriate,photographyourprojectresultsorphasesoftheprojectto helpyour analysisandpossiblytodemonstrateyourexperimentonyourexhibit board.

Theeggsstarteddeterioratingprettyquickly,asshowninasetofphotos thatAveryhas,whichareincapableofbeingputonthispage.

TypeofEgg WhiteEgg BrownEgg GreenEgg

AmountofVinegarLeftinCup 90ml 71mL 70mL

Analysis

Explainyourobservations,data,andresults.Thisisasummaryofwhat yourdatahasshownyouinbothWORDSandinGRAPHform(if possible). Attheendoftheweek,theeggsmeasureddifferently.Thewhiteegg absorbed10mLofvinegar.Thebrowneggsoakedup29mLofvinegar. Thegreeneggsoakedup30mLofvinegar.

Conclusion

Usingthetrendsinyourexperimentaldataandyourexperimental observations,trytoansweryouroriginalquestions.Isyourhypothesis correct?Nowisthetimetopulltogetherwhat happened,andassesstheexperimentsyoudid. OtherThingsYouCanMentionintheConclusion Ifyourhypothesisisnotcorrect,whatcouldbetheanswertoyour question? Summarizeanydifficultiesorproblemsyouhaddoingtheexperiment. Doyouneedtochangetheprocedureandrepeatyourexperiment? Whatwouldyoudodifferentnexttime? Listotherthingsyoulearned. Thecoloredeggsabsorbedapproximatelythesameamountofwater,but thewhiteeggdidnt!Ithoughtallofthemwouldhavebeenthesame,but theywerenot.Nexttime,Iwilladdmoreeggsofthepreviousthreekinds togetabettermeasurementforthemass.Byaddingtheseeggs,Iwill havemoreaccuratedatatomeasurebecauseIcanfindtheaveragemL theysoakedup.Wemighthavejusthadastrangeoutlierthatwasthe whiteegg,sobyaddingmoreeggstotheexperiment,wecanknowfor sureifwhatwehaveisanoutlierorjustanormalwhiteegg.

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