Science Fair Project Template
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Each of the following slides are designed to
present a step in your science investigation
using the Scientific Method.
Write all your project information in the
corresponding slides.
Slide 9 between Data and Results contains an
Excel connection to create a bar graph.
You can use all, some, or replace the clip art.
Delete this slide after you complete your
presentation.
Problem Statement
Which brand of paper towel is the most
absorbent?
(Title: Paper Towels to the Rescue!)
Variables
Constant Variables:
Tray
Graduated cylinder
5ml of water at a time
Funnel
Deli container
Manipulated Variable:
Brands of paper towels
Responding Variable:
The paper towel that is
the most absorbent.
Hypothesis:
If we test Bounty,
Sparkle, Family Values,
Clear Value, and the
school’s paper towel,
then Sparkle will be the
most absorbent.
Materials
Bounty paper towel
Sparkle paper towel
Family Values paper towel
School’s paper towel
Clear Value paper towel
Water
Graduated cylinder
Tray
Funnel
Deli container
Procedures
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2.
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8.
9.
10.
Pour 50ml of water in the graduated cylinder.
Pour the water in the cup.
Submerge a sheet of paper towel into the water.
Lift the paper towel out of the water and once it starts
dripping slowly place it in the deli container.
Pour the water that is left in the cup into the graduated
cylinder.
Measure the water.
Subtract the amount of water that is left from 50ml.
Record that number on your data table.
Repeat steps 1-8 using the SAME brand of paper towel.
Repeat steps 1-9 with the other brands of paper towel.
Data
mL of water
Trial 1
Trial 2 Trial 3 Average
Bounty
26
22
27
25
Clear
Value
21
26
30
26
Family
Values
15
10
20
15
Data
mL of water
Trial 1
Trial 2 Trial 3 Average
Sparkle
23
25
18
22
School
18
19
14
17
Kirkland
48
44
45
45r2
Data
Results
Bounty absorbed 25ml of water. Clear Value
absorbed 26ml of water. Family Values
absorbed 15ml of water. Sparkle absorbed
22ml of water. The school’s paper towel
absorbed 17ml of water. Finally, Kirkland
absorbed 46ml of water.
Conclusion
Our hypothesis was not supported by our
experiment. We thought Sparkle would have
been the most absorbent, but Kirkland was the
most absorbent. We realized that Kirkland
was way bigger than all the other paper
towels. It’s not fair. Next time we will cut them
so that they are equal sizes.
Application
This experiment can help me in life
because I know which paper towel
to get. We can show our parents
the data from our experiment to
prove that Kirkland is the most
absorbent paper towel.
Bibliography
P, Samantha. "Which Brand of Paper Towel Will Absorb the
Most Water?" Science Project. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct.
2012.
<http://www.selah.k12.wa.us/soar/sciproj2001/samant
hap.html>.
"Different Brands of Paper Towels." Bounty Paper Towels and
Napkins. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012.
<http://www.bountytowels.com/>.
Hodge 1112. Paper Towel Challenge., 8 Dec. 2011.
25 Oct. 2012.
Abstract
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We wanted to find out which brand
of paper towel is the most
absorbent. We hypothesized that
Sparkle would be the most
absorbent. After we tested 6
different brands of paper towels,
Kirkland was the most absorbent.