Science Fair Project Template

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Science Fair Project Template

• Each of the following slides are designed to
  present a step in your science investigation
  using the Scientific Method.
• Write all your project information in the
  corresponding slides.
• Slide 9 between Data and Results contains an
• Excel connection to create a bar graph.
• You can use all, some, or replace the clip art.
• Delete this slide after you complete your
  presentation.

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Problem Statement

• What brand of paper towel is the strongest?
• (Title Revenge of the paper towels!)

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Variables

• Constant Variables
• Pennies
• Graduated cylinder
• Tray
• 30ml of water
• Cup

• Manipulated Variable
• Brands of paper towel

• Responding Variable
• What brand of paper towel is the strongest?

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Hypothesis

• If we test Bounty, Family Values, Sparkle,
  Clear Value, and the schools paper towel, then
  Bounty will be the strongest.

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Materials

• Pennies
• Bounty paper towel
• Sparkle paper towel
• Family Values paper towel
• Schools paper towel
• Clear Value paper towel
• 30ml of water
• Tray
• Graduated cylinder
• Cup

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Procedures

1. Pour the water into the cup.
2. Take a paper towel and fold it gently and put the
   entire towel underwater.
3. Take it out and squeeze out the excess water.
4. One person holds the paper towel while another
   person carefully, places one penny at a time onto
   the paper towel.
5. Be careful to count the pennies as you are
   placing them.
6. When the paper towel rips, subtract the last
   penny and record the amount of pennies the paper
   towel held, before breaking.
7. Repeat the experiment twice with the same paper
   towel.
8. Repeat steps 2-9 with the other brands of paper
   towels.

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Data

• Number of pennies

Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average
School 68 93 63 67r1
Bounty 227 324 225 258r2
Sparkle 114 135 113 120r2
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Data

• Number of pennies

Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Average
Family Values 71 45 202 106
Clear Value 37 85 85 69
Kirkland 152 252 170 191r1
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Data
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Results

• The schools paper towel averaged 67 pennies.
  Bounty averaged 259 pennies. Sparkle averaged
  121. Family Values averaged 106. Clear Value
  averaged 69 pennies. Finally, Kirkland averaged
  191 pennies.

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Conclusion

• Our hypothesis was supported by the experiment.
  Bounty was the strongest out of all the paper
  towels we tested. We noticed that Family Values
  may have changed the way they held the paper
  towel and that may explain the large difference
  in their final results. Also, we had 22 people
  doing the experiment, so each group may have held
  the paper towel differently, close together or
  far apart.

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Application

• This experiment helps us in life because we know
  that bounty is the strongest paper towel of the 6
  that we tested. We are going to show the data to
  our parents when we go to the grocery store.
  Therefore, we will tell them to get Bounty.

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Bibliography

• Barnhardt, Robert A. "Linen." World Book Student.
  
• World Book, 2012. Web. 17 Oct. 2012.
• P, Samantha. "Which Brand of Paper Towel Will
  Absorb the Most Water?" Weblog post. Science
  Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012.
• lthttp//www.selah.k12.wa.us/soar/sciproj2 001/sam
  anthap.htmlgt.
• "Different Brands of Paper Towels." Bounty Paper
  Towels and Napkins. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Oct.
  2012. lthttp//www.bountytowels.com/gt.

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Abstract

• We wanted to find out which brand of paper towel
  was the strongest. Our hypothesis was that
  Bounty would be the strongest of the 6 brands we
  tested. Bounty was the strongest of all the 6
  brands of paper towels.