Science Fair Lab

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Abstract This experiment was designed to find out which material absorbed the most water when dropped into a small, contained puddle. The experiment was surprising because the material that was believed to be an anti-water material was actually the most absorbent, polyester fleece. Have you ever tried to clean up a puddle of water, but ordinary paper towels just wouldn’t do the trick? So have I. I’ve always disliked having to clean up spills, only to find out that I had to use more than one product. That is why I have chosen to look into this topic and discover what material soaks up the most water. My theory, from experience, is that Bounty paper towels will absorb the most water. With this experimentation, I hope to better ease my, and probably many other people’s, annoyance with cleaning up spills. I also hope to expose the fraud products of the cleaning world and promote the honest, super absorbent products. Materials 150 ml cold tap water 1-1 ounce dropper 1-small ceramic bowl 6 different materials cut into 14x5 cm rectangles 1-timer/stopwatch Procedures 1) Cut six materials into 14x5cm rectangles. 2) Fill up the bowl with 5ml of water. 3) Set one of the pieces of material into the water and start the timer. 4) When thirty seconds is up, take the cloth out immediately and throw it away. 5) Measure what is left in the bowl with the dropper and record. 6) Repeat steps 2-5 until finished with all the cloths. 7) Take the average of each material and again record. Results Trials Average Paper Towels 4.51 Photo Paper 0.244 Polyester Fleece 4.72 59%polyester, 35%rayon, 6%spandex 0.054 Cotton 1.38 Polyester 0.43 Conclusion The purpose of this experiment was to find out which material would absorb the most water when left in a puddle for thirty seconds. There were six different materials
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