Dylan+L

Dylan L. 2011-2012
 * The burning and extinguishing of materials**

The purpose of the experiment was to find out which materials burn and extinguish the best. It was hypothesized that wood would burn and extinguish the best because it was used all the time for fires. To set up the experiment an oil lamp was placed outside. Also the tester of the experiment was wearing impact goggles. Once that was done the material’s temperature was taken and was later graphed. After that the materials were burnt for five minutes and their temperature was taken and also graphed. The time it took for the materials to go back to their original temperature was measured in seconds using a stopwatch. The results of the experiments showed that wood was the best burner but did not extinguish the best, paper did however there was hardly any paper to point the thermometer at. With this in mind metal would have the fastest cool down time.
 * ABSTRACT**

The experiment could be improved by having more trials and burning more materials. A future experimental possibility could be to test which way to put out a fire works the best.
 * Experimental Improvements**

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