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What Material Absorb the Most Water? By Lin Chia Ping
Question-
What material absorbs the
most water?
Hypothesis -
I think the sponge absorb
the most water because it is
light so I think the light
material absorb the most
water.
Procedure-
I will use a sponge, paper
towel, towel and three
bucket. I will put the same
amount of water. Put the
material in to the water. I
will cut the same size. Then
count 8 second and then take
it out. Squeeze them in to
the bucket, and measure
how many water it absorbed.
Variable- Boys and girl in F
block because if we ask the
whole seven grades, it will
have too much student.
Sample size-
10 people because I think
that is enough for this ex-
perience. Ten is a lot all
ready.
Conclusions-
My hypothesis is supported
because the paper towel
absorb 1.5 ml, the towel ab-
sorb 2.5 ml. each bucket
have 160 ml of water. The
This is the picture of the experi-
ence. 3 material.
sponges absorb 5 ml. So the Data
sponge absorbs the most
water. My hypothesis is sup- 7
Sponge
ported.
Peer feedback-
Paper Towel 1
The other school give me a
feedback and they said “you
should change your question towel 2
to what kind of paper towel
absorbs the most liquid?" I
didn’t change my question
because I will cut the mate-
rial to make it the same size.
I think that the feedback
that randy give me is very
helpful. I didn’t make sure
when I write it.
Sources of error- I cut it
the same size and same
length. That is my first way.
The same amount of water in
the bucket. My third way is
I have the same size and
same kind of bucket. The
three things that I wrote at
the top I think are fair.
Following Question-
1.What happen if I put less
water in the bucket, will it
absorb more or less water?
2. What happen if I only use
the paper towel but differ-
ent company what will it hap-
pen?
This is the picture of the This is the paper towel in the
sponge in the water. water.
Which Person In My family Has The Biggest Lung Capacity?
By Tommy
Question:
Who in my family
has the biggest lung ca-
pacity?
Hypothesis:
My dad will have the
biggest lung capacity be-
cause he is older.
Procedure:
I will have each of
my family members take
the deepest breath they
could and blow all the air
into the bag. After that, I
will wrap a strip of paper
around it and see which
bag is bigger.
Sample Size:
4 people, 1 zip-lock
bag (because there are
only 4 people in my fam-
ily. I used a zip-lock bag
because it won’t stretch.)
Variable:
My family (because
there are a variety of
ages.)
Conclusion:
My hypothesis was
supported because after
everybody blew in the
bag, I did what I men-
tioned in the procedure,
and my dad’s bag is the
highest which mean he
blew more air inside the
bag in one breath. formation.
Source of Error: Follow up Question:
1 The bag could have 1 Does age has any-
deflated a bit and gave thing to do with you
me false data. lungs' capacity because
2 Use duck tape next my dad was the oldest?
time because scotch tape 2 Will the result re-
doesn’t work so well on mains the same if I did
plastic. the experiment 2 years
3 Air could be lost ago or later?
when they took the bag
out of their mouth.
Use of Feedback:
I got a feedback from
Mr. J and he told me
“Make sure that the bal-
loon is the same size.
You also might consider
using a different balloon
for each person, as if
someone tries to blow up
a balloon and another
person tries to blow up
the same balloon, it will
already be stretched out.”
As a result, I used a zip-
lock bag instead of a bal-
loon because a balloon
could stretch and make it
difficult to blow. I also
used my own improve-
ment. I used my family
instead of my class mates
because there are a vari-
ety of ages so I can see if
the result relates to the
ages. I used the same
bag, too. The feedback
was very helpful because
if I used a balloon, it
could give me false in-

Do ants like butter or sugar better?- Kally
This is a picture of sugar and butter.
Hypothesis: I think ants
will like sugar better be-
cause sugar is sweeter
than butter.
Procedure: I will put in
the same amount of
cheese and sugar. Then, I
will put butter and sugar
on the kitchen table
(might change), and wait
for 2 hours. I’ll do this
experiment 2 times and
see what the ants will like
better.
Variable: 2 teaspoon of
butter and sugar. I put
about 2 teaspoon of butter
and sugar in separate
bowls because I think that
the ants will pick the type
of food that they like best.
I can also have a fair ex-
periment.
Sample size: 2 times. I
want to do it 2 times be-
cause I might get the
wrong data, or the place
of the experiment is not
the right place for me to
do the experiment. It
could also be the weather
changes while I am
doing the experiment.
Conclusion: My hy-
Page 3
pothesis was not sup- Use of Feedback: I
ported by my data because didn't use the feedback
the ants favor butter more of the other student
than sugar (there are about because Felix didn't
4 ants at the sugar and give me any ideas to
about 10 ants on the butter improve my experi-
bowl). I think that the ment. He said I need to
place that I put the butter improve my sentence.
and sugar weren’t really Follow up question:
the place to do the experi- 1. Will the changes
ment, and it is also rain- weather has a different
ing. There could be an conclusion?
affect on the ants. The ants 2. If I put the bowl of
might have a different sugar and butter near to
taste by then, and I think the ants’ hole, will the
that the place that I put the conclusion change?
butter is closer to the ants 3. If I change sugar into
hive, so the ants just climb liquid sugar, will they
into the butter bowl. Felix
give me a feedback, but it
wasn’t useful at all be-
cause he just say that I
need to make better sen-
tence to make it easier for
people to understand.
Source of Error: I put two
bowls of butter and sugar
next to each other. I also
find a place where most
ants come from (where
they like to go and find
their food), so that they
can easily pick which food
do they like best. Finally, I
check if there are any
other insects that might eat
the sugar or butter.
 Do brand names change our view? By. SoHee
with Coca-Cola, label ple.
them, and then I told
my people to drink Variables: Coca-
both of them. After Cola, people, and
Hypothesis: I think that, they putted the cups, because
most of the people will check mark on the these are all I need
think Coca-cola ones that they thought for the experiment.
bought from Korean it tastes better. Seven
mart will taste better people thought that Use of feedback:
than Coca-cola bought the Korean mart one The feedback from
from Ben Thanh mar- was better even the other school
ket. though it's the same was very suppor-
drink. As a result, I tive (reminded
Procedure: I will buy found out that most of me); because Am-
two Coca-cola. One at people has prejudge. I ber said I had to
Korean market and this situation, people make something
one in Ben Thanh mar- had prejudged that that can tell people
ket. I will set them up the Coke from better which one is
at one table, and start mart will taste better bought where. So I
the experiment. I will because of the condi- made some
divide the table with a tions. changes like she
book or label, and I'll said.
prepare some cups. I'll Source of Error: I
pour each Coke in tried very hard to
each cup. Then each convince them to put Follow up ques-
person will look at the the check marks tions:
brand, and drink each where they really Would the result
Cokes. I will ask them think it belongs. To change when I just
which one he/she pre- do that, I had to ask left the people
fers. each person in a dif- together instead of
ferent time. I also had
to separate these peo- testing one by
Sample Size: 2Coca-
ple when doing my one?
cola, 6-10 people, 2-
10cups experiment, because What changes
when lots of people would I find if I
Variable: Coca-cola, voted on the Ben didn't put the la-
people, cup Thanh market one, a bels?
person might choose
the one that lots of
Conclusion: My hy- people had voted.
pothesis was sup-
ported, because as I Sample size: 2 Coca-
thought, most of the Cola, 6-10 people, 2-
people that I surveyed 10 cups, because I
said that the Coca- actually bought more,
Cola from Korean but I only used two
mart tastes better. coke, and that was
First, I set up the table enough for ten peo-
If you make a hamster drink some alcohol, does it affect their physical balance, or skills
finding foods through mazes?
By Cheewoo
Hypothesis:
I think they will loose
some balance, and will
have a hard time looking
for food.
Procedure:
I will buy two hamsters
that are the same age and
genders, and put them in
a disjoined house. First
few days, I will just feed
them normally, and after
couple of days, I will
make one of the hamster
drink alcohol.
Then, I will make two
same mazes (Put a food
on the center) and test
both of them at the same
time. I will look which
one will find the food first
or how confused they will
be. After that experiment,
for another few days, I
will feed them normally
again.
After that, I will put
some alcohol in one of
the hamsters water again,
and make a small withed
bridge. Both of the ham-
sters will go up there at
the same time and make
them reach the other end.
Then, examine what hap-
pens.
Variable:
Hamster, maze, same amount, and quality of food.
bridge, alcohol (Soju). Made one of them drink same amount of alcohol
both times.
Sample Size: Sample Size and Variable:
2 hamsters, 2 maze, 2 I preferred 2 hamsters in this experiment because it
bridge, 5 drops of al- actually cost a lot of money to buy hamsters, and I
also chose 5 drops of alcohol, because to see how the
cohol.
hamsters react to it.
Peer Feedback: Conclusion:
The feedback wasn’t My hypothesis supported my data. It’s because one
very convenient . It’s of the hamster that got drunk by alcohol lost balance,
because she (Giang) got slower, and wanted to fall and run away, but
didn’t say about what I couldn’t. The other hamster remained quick and was
should or shouldn’t full of balance (could run away, eat the food at the
improve on. She said,” other end.)
I think you have a
good experiment. Follow up Questions:
However, I would like What would happen if the hamster drunk more
you to consider the alcohol? Would it sleep?
following: Would the conclusion be different if the food was
1. I guess it's possible a different kind?
to see if the hamster What if the hamster kind was different?
can get food faster
with or without alco-
hol but is it accurate?
2. How long will it
take for them to find
food, what if one ham-
ster sleeps first while
the other one find its
food first?
3. I think your variable
is reasonable.
4. Sure the hamster
might lose some bal-
ance but how do you
know if the hamster
won't get hyper and
get to the food faster?”
Sources of Error:
.The 3 things I did to
make this experiment
fair:
I bought two,
same species
of hamsters.
I fed that both the