Touchdown!!
(Name)
6th Grade Science
(Period)
Lab Report
May 26, 2015
Problem: How can we design and build a shock absorbing system that will protect two
“astronauts” when they land?
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4x5 in. /10x13 cm cardboard paper
1 plastic cup
3 index cards
2 regular marshmallows
10 mini marshmallows
3 rubber bands
8 plastic straws
Scissors
Tape
Hypothesis: If a moon lander is built with (describe your design) than the astronauts in the
moon lander will land safely on the moon.
Procedure:
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Brainstorm and sketch a design for our moon lander.
Build the moon lander.
Test out moon lander, and possibly reengineer shock-absorbing system.
Analyze occurrences throughout experiment.
Data: Qualitative – Describe/Sketch your moon lander. Describe the outcome of dropping your
moon lander from 1 foot, table height, and as tall as the tallest person in the group. (THERE
SHOULD BE BOTH WORDS/DRAWING BELOW)
Analysis:
1. What forces affected your lander as it fell?
2. After testing, what changes did you make to your lander?
3. Engineers’ early ideas rarely work out perfectly. How does testing help test their
landers?
4. What did you learn from watching others improve their designs?
5. The moon is covered in a thick layer of fine dust. How might this be an advantage? A
disadvantage?
Conclusion:
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Restate the experiments purpose in your own words.
Was your hypothesis correct or incorrect?
Use your observations to support the “correctness/incorrectness” of your hypothesis.
Were there any errors in your experiment?
 What are your suggestions for future executions of this experiment?