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Hypothesis: I think that Sources of Error: I tried to helium gas into the bal-
the helium balloon drag make this a fair experi- loon because most bal-
system will slow down ment by testing it in an loons are pumped with
This is the balloon and paper the object the most. area that is not windy, this gas. Like I mentioned
drag system that is attached to Procedure: I’ll drop a like the bridge that con- before, I chose a light ob-
the book. book that will be attached nects the MS/HS and ES ject, a diminutive book for
to a drag system and see building, because maybe the experiment because
which drag system slows wind can affect the aver- it’s light enough for the
down the book the most. I age time. Another way by drag system to slow it
will attach one book with making this experiment down. Maybe wind can
a different drag system fair is I used high-quality affect the data, so I chose
balloons which is the a non-windy place.
same type and color, and
using the same type of gas Conclusion: My hypothe-
to pump in the balloon. I sis was not supported by
also tested the average the data because the plas-
time of the book by itself tic bag parachute has the
with no drag system to longest average time to
see the difference be- descend to the ground,
tween the drag systems which means it has the
and the book itself. greatest drag. I thought
the helium balloon had
Sample Size and vari- the best time, but it is the
ables: I chose 3 types of worst average time. The
drag system as a sample average time that it takes
size because I thought for the book to touch the
that using different types ground using the plastic
This is the graph of my data. every time I drop, which of drag systems is fair for bag parachute was 1.85
This graph shows the average is dropping from 5 me- the experiment. Besides, I seconds.
time of each drag systems ters. didn’t have time to do 5
drag systems, which I had Follow up questions:
The feedback that I had
planned in the beginning, 1. If I had used propane or
received from Chong at
so I tested 3 drag systems. hydrogen gas, will it help
Brent Subic did help me
The variables that I chose the balloon parachute in-
on my experiment. Chong
in this experiment are: 5 crease the average time?
said that I must use a light 2. Could wind be a vari-
meter height, helium gas,
object to attach to the able that could change my
a book, and no-wind test-
drag system so it will data?
ing area. I chose to drop
flow down easier, and I 3. Would the data change
the drag systems with the
did. Instead of a Rubik if I test the drag systems
book at a height of 5 me-
cube which is ponderous, at a greater height?
ters because it’s not too
I used a flimsy book
high or low, which is ac-
which is best for the ex-
I am adjusting the plastic bag for periment. ceptable for the experi-
the next trial. ment. I chose to pump
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Who spends the most Time on Homework per Week? By: Vincent
Follow up questions
Question: Will the as the cup size, and Variable: 3 cock- Follow-up Ques-
cockroach die when we change new hot water roaches, 200ml/each tion:
put it in hot water? when test every other cup, 3 cups of hot wa-
cockroach. I also put ter.
the same among of wa- 1) Will the other
Hypothesis: I think Sample: 3 cockroaches.
ter into the cup 200ml/ insects die when I
that the cockroach will I think choose 3 cock-
each cup. I wait for put them in the
die when I put it in hot roaches are not enough
3minutes for each boiling water?
water because human after I finish my experi-
cockroach. The big er- ment. I will choose
can even burn in hot
ror that I've made is about 7 cockroaches
water so the cockroach 2) If I measure the
when I change the wa- next time so the experi-
will die. temperature of
ter, I forgot and don't ment will be more fair. the water, will the
know how to test the
3 cockroach all
Conclusion: My hy- temperature of the wa-
die or alive?
pothesis was mostly ter. I just asked my
supported by the data nanny to cook boiling
because 2 of the cock- water. So I think it's an 3) Is the ages of
roach are dead, and 1 unfair experience. I'll cockroach affect
is alive when I put in try better next time. the experiment?
the hot water. When I
put the first cockroach
Use of feedback: I
in, it try to swim out
think the feedback
the cup but got cover-
from Justin very help
ing by the dish. After
me because he makes
1min37sec, the first
me think about making
cockroach is dead.
a fair experiment.
Then I put the second
Justin said that "I think
cockroach and do the
the cockroach will die
same thing like I did to
with hot water but you
the first one. The cock-
need to specify the ex-
roach is dead after
act temperature of the
2min29sec. When I put
water, probably boiling
the third cockroach in
water will kill the cock-
the cup, after 3min, it
roach instantly." I think
still alive.
measure the tempera-
ture is very important
Source of error: I put because it will make
the cockroach in the this to a fair experi-
big cup and cover the ment.
cup with a dish same