Paper Towel Testing - Add this page to your journal. Follow the directions below.
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1. List the following variables:
2. How much water was left? Record the following data (IN "mL" or MILLILITERS!):
Brand A - Brown Towel
Trial 1:
Trial 2:
Trial 3:
Average:
Brand B - Napkin
Trial 1:
Trial 2:
Trial 3:
Average:
Brand C - Paper Towel
Trial 1:
Trial 2:
Trial 3:
Average:
3. AFTER performing the steps of this investigation, state a conclusion (or a fact) about which towel absorbed the most water. Remember to write a COMPLETE sentence!
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4. What evidence (or proof) do you have to support your conclusion?
Answer ==>
5. What might other scientists think if you did NOT support your conclusion with evidence?
Answer ==>
6. How did carrying out repeated trials help you trust your results?
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- Independent Variable (the only thing that changes): Answer ==>
- Controlled Variables (everything that stays the same) (at least 4): Answer ==>
- Dependent Variable (what you measure): Answer ==>
2. How much water was left? Record the following data (IN "mL" or MILLILITERS!):
Brand A - Brown Towel
Trial 1:
Trial 2:
Trial 3:
Average:
Brand B - Napkin
Trial 1:
Trial 2:
Trial 3:
Average:
Brand C - Paper Towel
Trial 1:
Trial 2:
Trial 3:
Average:
3. AFTER performing the steps of this investigation, state a conclusion (or a fact) about which towel absorbed the most water. Remember to write a COMPLETE sentence!
Answer ==>
4. What evidence (or proof) do you have to support your conclusion?
Answer ==>
5. What might other scientists think if you did NOT support your conclusion with evidence?
Answer ==>
6. How did carrying out repeated trials help you trust your results?
Answer ==>