Salma+S13

=THE BOUNCE-ABILITY OF SILLY PUTTY AT VARYING TEMPERATURES=

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The purpose of this experiment was to see at which temperature Silly Putty will bounce the highest. The temperature was varied by being placed in the fridge, the microwave, the incubator, and the freezer. The hypothesis stated that the colder the temperature, the higher the Silly Putty would bounce. Five pieces of Silly Putty were tested. The first piece was kept at room temperature and the temperature was measured. Once it was measured, a ruler was placed against the wall and the Silly Putty was shaped into a sphere, bounced, and the height it bounced was measured. This was repeated three times, and the average height was then recorded. Afterwards, the second piece was heated in the microwave for thirty seconds, the temperature was measured, and it was shaped into a sphere to be bounced three times, just like the first one. The third piece of Silly Putty was cooled in a mini-fridge for thirty minutes, and the temperature was recorded. The fourth piece of Silly Putty was shaped into a sphere and heated in the incubator for 23 hours and 40 minutes. The temperature was then recorded and the Silly Putty was bounced; and its bounced height was measured. The last piece of Silly Putty was cooled in the freezer for 23 hours and 5 minutes. Again, the Silly Putty’s temperature was recorded, and it was shaped and the height it bounced was measured. As a result, the room temperature Silly Putty bounced the highest and the Silly Putty that was refrigerated bounced the lowest. =====

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An improvement for this experiment would be to make sure for each test the Silly Putty was bounced in the same place, because some places in the floor might be a little different. One future experiment for this experiment would be to put pieces of Silly Putty in different liquids. One other future experiment would be to put a bouncy ball inside the Silly Putty and see if it bounces higher. =====

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