Paper Towel Lab

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5 questions
In every store, big or small, there are numerous brands of paper towels available, each claiming to be the best, the most absorbent or the strongest. How do we prove or disprove these claims? How do we work out which paper towels are truly great and which are almost entirely useless?
Task:
Choose 4 different brands of paper towels and determine which one is the strongest or most absorbent....or something else (get idea approved).
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Discribe the problem to be resolved from your experiment.

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List Materials: substances and tools
Example: Hyodrogen Peroixide 30 mL.

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List the directions for your experiment.
Example:
1. Label one gradated tube sugar, and the other no sugar.
2. In a small cup add ¼ teaspoon of yeast and 20ml of warm water.
3. Mix thoroughly with stir stick (»30seconds)
4. In another cup add ¼ teaspoon of yeast, 1 teaspoon of sugar and 20ml of warm
water. Mix thoroughly!

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Raw Data:
You will needed to run at least three trials for each paper towel.
Collect and document data in a chart. You can create a data chart on paper and add image or draw one directly in the background.

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Processed data. Graph your data. You can create a graph on paper and add image or draw one directly in the background. Make sure you use the correct type of graph.