Shanyc’e, Iyanna, Saniya
Project Title: Popping for dollars
Purpose: The purpose of our project is to see which popcorn out of 3 brands pops the most popcorn.
Hypothesis: We predict ______popcorn will pop the most popcorn because it ______. ( costs the most money, has the biggest serving size, ** whatever you girls think)
Independent Variable: The brand of popcorn
Dependent Variable: The amount of cornels that pop
Control Variables:
- The same amount of time it is in the microwave
- The same microwave
http://www.kmuska.com/sciexp/popcorn_exp.html
http://home.ptd.net/~sequoia1/Science/popcorn.htm
David, Justin, Carlton, Jeremiah
Project Title: Down, Set, Hike
Purpose: The purpose of our project is to see which brand of football will throw the farthest based upon its size.
Hypothesis: We predict the ______football will throw the farthest because it is the lightest.
Independent Variable: The size of the football
Dependent Variable: How far it throws
Control Variables:
- The same person throwing the ball
- The same location thrown each time
- The same measuring tape used
http://mwvsciencefair.wikispaces.com/gjon-jb7
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Sports_p036.shtml#background
Jenifer, Robert, Kapinga, Jamaijh
Project Title: On a Roll of Reactions
Purpose: The purpose of our project is to see which brand of soda causes the quickest reaction to a mentos mint.
Hypothesis: We predict the Sprite will cause the quickest reaction to a mentos mint because ______. (sprite has the most carbonation or bubbliest **whatever you 4 think)
Independent Variable: The type of soda
Dependent Variable: How quick it reacts/explodes
Control Variables:
- The same mentos
- The same same timer
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/dietcokementos.html
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/original-mentos-diet-coke-geyser
http://www.kidzworld.com/article/26806-science-project-mentos-diet%20coke-geyser
Simon, Sammy, Parker, Isaac
Project Title: Cool Out the Magnet
Purpose: The purpose of our project is to see if the temperature of a magnet affects it’s magnetic field line.
Hypothesis: We predict the colder the temperature of the magnet, the more magnetic energy it will have.
Independent Variable: The temperature of the magnet
Dependent Variable: the amount of magnetic energy
Control Variables:
- The same type of magnet
- The same same metal pan
http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/print_project_1440_91
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Phys_p025.shtml#procedure
Jayla
Project Title: Egg-cited over Acid
Purpose: The purpose of my experiment is to see which type of liquid cause an egg to have a chemical reaction.
Hypothesis: I predict that the vinegar will cause the egg to have a chemical reaction because it is an acid.
Independent Variable: The type of liquid the egg sits in
Dependent Variable: What the egg does
Control Variables:
- Same type of egg
- Same amount of liquid in each glass
- Same size glass
http://www.kidzone.ws/science/egg.htm
http://weirdsciencekids.com/Softshelleggs.html
Rahiem, Christine, Sterling, Samantha
Project Title:
Purpose: The purpose of our experiment is to see which hair color produces the most static electricity.
Hypothesis: We predict that ______hair color will produce the most static electricity because ______.
Independent Variable: Color of the hair tested
Dependent Variable: The amount of hair pieces picked up by the balloon.
Control:
- The same size of the balloon
- The same number of times the balloon is rubbed on hair
http://www.education.com/science-fair/article/does-hair-color-affect-static-electricity/
http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/print_project_1248_29
Shayla
Title: Flower Power
Purpose: The purpose of my experiment is to see if food coloring in water will affect the color of a flower.
Hypothesis: I predict that food coloring in water (will/will not) change the color of the white carnation.
Independent Variable: The color of the liquid
Dependent Variable: The color the flower turns
Controls:
- The same amount of liquid in each cup
- The same type of flower (white carnation)
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/colorful-carnations
http://www.kidzone.ws/science/carnations.htm
http://kidsactivities.about.com/od/scienceandnature/a/Coloring-Carnations-Science-Experiment.htm