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The Nerds (:  Our group, The Nerds, consist of four members. Our names are Taylor, Alex, Sean, and Taylor. Below is a list of things that all our group members like:


 * Phillies
 * Tacos [[image:mrslagunasclass/Sean_and_Alex.JPG width="256" height="256" align="right"]] [[image:mrslagunasclass/Taylor_X2.JPG width="290" height="227" align="right"]]
 * Tosh.0
 * Blue
 * Napoleon Dynamite
 * Cheese
 * Graphic Tees
 * Guitar Hero
 * Dogs

The Paper Airplane Experiment~ Question: How can the length of a paper airplane affect how far it goes?

Hypothesis: The longer the paper airplane is, the farther it will go.

Independent Variable: Length of the paper airplane (cm).

Dependent Variable: How far the paper airplane goes (cm).

Constants: Material we make the paper airplane out of, the person throwing the paper airplane, temperature of the room, and where its thrown from.



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Mass and Volume Lab Experiment

Question: Does the mass of an object affect its volume?

Hypthesis: The mass of an obect does not affect its volume. However, the size of the object does.

Independent Variable: Mass (g.)

Dependent Variable: Volume (cm3)

(cm3) ||
 * Object || Mass (g.) || Volume
 * Aluminum Prism || 22.7 || 9 ||
 * Nylon Prism || 23.4 || 20 ||
 * Nylon Spacer || 6.4 || 5 ||
 * Plastic Screw || 10.4 || 9 ||
 * Copper Cylinder || 56.6 || 6.2 ||



Summary: Our group concluded that our hypothesis was correct. The reason why our group concluded that the mass of an object does not affect its volume was because of the results we collected from conducting our experiment. For example, the mass of the copper cylinder was 56.6 grams, however, its volume was 6.2 cm3. As you can see, there is a huge difference between these numbers, assuring that the mass of an object does not affect its volume. Clay Experiment:

Question: Does the mass of clay affect its volume?

Hypothesis: The mass of clay does affect its volume.

Independent Variable: Mass (g.)

Dependent Variable: Volume (cm3)

Procedures:
 * 1)  First, our group will make three different sized balls out of yellow clay (one small, one medium, and one large),
 * 2) Our group will first measure the weighing paper on the triple beam balance record its mass.
 * 3) Then, we will take the small ball of clay and measure its mass by using the triple beam balance and the weighing paper.
 * 4) After we finish finding the mass of the small ball of clay, our group will subtract the mass of the weighing paper so we know exactly what the mass of the small ball is.
 * 5) Our group will then repeat procedures 3 and 4 to find the mass of the medium sized ball of clay and the large sized ball of clay.
 * 6) After we collect all of our data, we will then continue to record the data in a table and a graph.
 * 7) A summary will be the final procedure of our experiment.

(size of the ball of clay) || Mass (g.) || Volume (cm3) ||
 * Object
 * Small || 6.7 || 3 ||
 * Medium || 11.3 || 7 ||
 * Large || 24.1 || 15 ||





Summary: Our group concluded that our hypothesis was correct. The reason that our group concluded that the mass of clay does affect its volume is because of the results we recieved from conducting our experiment. For example, the small ball of clay had a mass of 6.7 grams and a volume of 3 cm3. When we added more matter to the small ball, its volume increased. The mass of the medium ball was 11.3 grams while its volume was 7cm3. This proves that the mass of clay does affect its volume.

On-Your-Own Clay Lab Experiment:

Question: Does the shape of the clay boat affect if the clay boat floats or sinks?

Hypothesis: The shape of the clay boat affects if it floats or sinks.

Independent Variable: The shape of the clay boat.

Dependent Variable: Whether the clay boat floats or sinks.

Constants: Amount of clay used to build the clay boat and the amount of water in the tub.

Procedure Diagram:
 * 1)  First, we will measure the mass of the clay ball by using weighing paper and a triple beam balance.
 * 2) Then, we will make a triangular clay boat and place it in the tub of water.
 * 3) We will then observe if the clay boat floats or sinks.
 * 4) After that, we will fill in the chart by using the results we gathered.
 * 5) Repeating steps 2-4 with clay boats in the shapes of squares, circles, and rhombuses would be our next step.
 * 6) Our last procedure would be to create a graph with our results and conclude a summary.

Sink? || Where We Found Our Research: []
 * Shape of the Clay Boat || Mass || Time It Took To Sink || Float or
 * Triangle || ? || ? || ? ||
 * Square || ? || ? || ? ||
 * Circle || ? || ? || ? ||
 * Rhombus || ? || ? || ? ||

Marble Lab Experiment: Marbles || One Marble || Five Marbles ||
 * . || Without
 * Mass || 1.8 g. || 5.78 g. || 28.9 g. ||
 * Volume || 50 mL || 2.2 cm3 || 11 cm3 ||
 * Density || .036 mL/cm3 || 2.6 g/cm3 || 2.6 g/cm3 ||

Ice Cube Lab Experiment:

Question: What will happen to the mass of the ice cube as it melts?

Hypothesis: The mass of the ice cube will not decrease as it melts.

Independent Variable: The phase or state of the ice cube.

Dependent Variable: Mass (g.)

Constants: Cup (size, mass, material, etc.) Diagram Procedures:
 * 1)  Measure the mass of the plastic cup by using a triple beam balance.
 * 2) Measure the mass of the ice cube while in the cup by using a triple beam balance.
 * 3) Subtract the plastic cup's mass from the ice cube's mass and record the measurement in the table.
 * 4) Melt the ice cube while in the plastic cup by holding/squeezing the plastic cup.
 * 5) Repeat step 3.
 * 6) Melt the ice cube until it is a complete liquid by holding/squeezing the plastic cup.
 * 7) Repeat step 3.
 * 8) Create a graph based on the results collected and write a summary!

Plastic Cup (g.) || Mass of the Ice Cube (g.) || Mass of the Ice Cube in Cup (g.) || Mass of the Melted Ice Cube (g.) ||
 * Mass of the
 * 3.3 || 12.8 || 16.1 || 12.8 ||



Summary: In conclusion to the results we recieved from our lab experiment, the mass of an ice cube does not change as it melts. Therefore, our hypothesis was correct!!