A Consumer Study: Absorption
Problem: Can you determine the difference between paper towel brands
by measuring absorption?
Research the definition of absorption:
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Brainstorm your experimental procedure steps.
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Write your hypothesis:
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What is your Manipulated (independent) variable? _______________________
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What is your Responding (dependent) variable? _________________________
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For your final typed report, you must include the following:
*Title - a well-thought out name…not just Bio lab or Paper towel
lab
*Purpose – A statement that shows the purpose of your experiment.
*Hypothesis – Statement on testable outcome. Choose one of the
brands
*Materials – List all the materials used in a bulleted list format.
*Procedure – Detailed steps on how you did your experiment. Use a
numbered list. Do not write in the narrative format.
*Data Table – Data displayed in table format. Include multiple trials
Analysis – Graphing of data to analyze results. Use a bar graph.
Conclusion – Restate your hypothesis completely. Support or reject
using specific data gathered from the experiment.
Evaluation – Evaluate the effectiveness of the experiment and
describe any changes that should be made to help future students
performing the experiment. “Helpful hints”. Describe the real life
applications of your new found knowledge.
* =PRE-LAB (MUST BE DONE BEFORE THE
EXPERIMENT)