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Sailing the Ocean Blue.  How does wind speed affect travel time of a sailboat? Testable Question.

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1 Sailing the Ocean Blue

2  How does wind speed affect travel time of a sailboat? Testable Question

3  The medium wind speed will make the sailboats go the fastest because the high wind speed will make the boats tip over. Hypothesis

4  Model sailboat  Fan with low, medium, and high settings  Water tank  Stopwatch  Data chart Materials

5 1.Set up the fan behind the tank of water. 2.Turn the fan on low speed. 3.Place a boat at starting point. 4.Start the stopwatch when the sailboat is released and stop it when the boat reaches the other side. 5.Record data in chart. 6.Repeat steps 1-5 at the medium fan speed and then at the high speed. Procedure

6 Results Wind Time Trials Trial #Low Wind Medium WindHigh Wind 136.4921.4323.93 229.8233.4023.10 320.7816.4414.19 428.7126.5720.60 524.1624.5016.07 628.7844.0315.50 741.4431.0029.72 Average30.0328.2020.44

7  The higher the fan speed, the faster the boat traveled. Conclusion


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