LILA MCCALL MS. ORBESO ROOM 147 How Low Can You Go?

Table of Contents 1) Question 2) Hypothesis 3) Material 4) Procedure 5) Conclusion 6) Graph 7) Question? 8) Bibliography

Does a paper clip get closer to the bottom in: corn syrup? dish detergent? maple syrup?

Hypothesis I predict that the paper clip will get closer to the bottom in maple syrup because corn syrup is very thick and even if it is thinned out it probablely will even sink.

Variables Independent variable- Different paper clips and different substances Dependent Variable- how far the paper clip will fall Controlled Variable- size of container, amount of substance, and height from which paper clip dropped, size of paper clip, environment when tested, and time of day when experiment was conducted, and unit of time and measurement.

Material Maple Syrup Corn Syrup Dish Detergent Water 4 beakers Ruler Timer

Procedures 1. Put corn syrup in 1 beaker. 2. Put maple syrup 1 beaker. 3. Put dish detergent in the last beaker. 4. Drop a paper clip in the dish detergent beaker. After 30 seconds, measure how close the paper clip has gotten to the bottom. 5. Record the inch from the surface. 6. Repeat steps 5 and 6 with corn syrup, and maple syrup.

Graph

Conclusion My prediction was correct because the paper clip in the maple syrup made it to the bottom faster than the dish detergent or the corn syrup. I might continue my experiment by finding more liquids.

Bibliography Encyclopedia Book Internet source