Paperclip Investigation
Plan
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I want to find out how affecting the amount of paper clips (weight)
will affect how fast it takes a spinner to fall to the ground.
To make the investigation a fair test I am keeping these things the
same:
· The spinner size
· The height at which it is dropped from
· The size of the paperclips
The only thing I will change is the amount of paperclips added each
time.
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For the experiment I will drop a paper spinner from distance of 2
metres and measure the time it takes to fall to the ground each time
adding a paper clip and recording the different times. From this I
will be able to see if weight affects the speed at which things fall
due to the influence of gravity.
Prediction
I predict that the more paper clips added the faster the paper clip
will fall. I say this because I know that the more weight added the
more force will be added too.
Results
Attempt
1
2
3
Average time
0 paper clips
3.48
3.41
3.46
3.45
1 paper clip
1.78
1.76
1.62
1.72
2 paper clips
1.41
1.46
1.47
1.44
3 paper clips
1.01
1.03
1.18
1.06
4 paper clips
0.91
0.96
0.75
0.87
Analysis
The graph shows a significant pattern. It shows that as more weight is
added the time it takes to fall decreases. I also saw that the line
starts off at a steep angle and curves as the paper clips are added.
The factors I changed in this experiment was the amount of paper clips
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