JOURNAL ARTICLE

TITLE PAGE:

Date, school name, location

TITLE(1): keep it short, list the independent variable(what the experimenter changes) and the dependant variable(what changes based on the experimenters choices) e.g. “The effect of weight on the rate of falling bodies RATE OF FALLING THROUGH DIFFERENT MATERIALS

ABSTRACT(2): (last thing written): A summary of the experiment and its findings

What we did was we took a Circular magnet and dropped it into three different tubes Pvc,Copper, and Aluminum. The magnet fell faster ion the Pvc tube , and slowest in the Copper and the Alumminum was between the middle of both of the other. How fast does a magneticd ball fall into a Copper, Aluminum and Pvc tube?

Question answered(1): What specific question does the experiment answer?How fast does a magnetic ball fall into a Copper,Aluminum, and Pvc tube?

The question answered was how fast a magnetic ball falls into a copper, aluminum, and a pvc pipe.

Predictions(2): What do you expect to happen? What is the hypothesis? the test, falsifiable statement

Materials(1):list materials used in enough detail to allow others to acquire the same materials.

Methods (step by step)(2): Should be detailed enough to allow another experimenter to replicate the experiment

first we cut pvc, aluminum, and copper pipes to the same lenth. Then we took a magnetic ball and drop it down the pvc pipe timing it with a stop watch, to record the falling time, then we did the same operation with the aluminum and copper pipes, recording the falling times each time.

Results (outcomes and observations, tables and graphs)(3):data and observations

data recorder: weights, times, length, etc.

Time: (in seconds)

PVC: 0.42, 0.61, 0.88, 0.70 0.51 Average: 62.4

Copper 23.5, 20.88, 19.00, 21.88 Average: 21.532

Aluminum: 18.5, 18.0, 18.12, 17.13, 16.84 Average:17.718

Weight of ball: 76 g

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Conclusions (interpretation of results, was hypothesis correct or not, why?)(2)

DISCUSSION (2)

What are some possible future areas for investigation?

suggestions for new hypothesis

what you still don't know

what you still need to do

Explain observations:What are some possible explanations for what you saw?

Discuss possible sources of error and how they might have affected your results.

ROLES

Videographer(1):

Capture experiment related activities such that a person could replicate the experiment.

Capture associated activities as desired.

Artist(1):

Capture activities through drawing.

Assistants(2):

Do what Mr. Moriarty says: he says "listen to my jokes."

each group presents section on video

each group types in relevant section info

quantify effect of magnet in falling tube