ice penguins Science Question: What happens when you change the incline on the chute?

Hypothesis: if I make the incline, then it will fall faster.

Cecilia Domke

Renada White

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1. make the glacier goo.2. gather all of the materials3. get a 48cm. of a wax paper box. And put it in your chute.

Tape that down.4. tape 2 out of 3 of the wrapped boxes(wax paper boxes)to

the top your chute. You can keep the wax paper in the box.5. Put the 3rd box under the bottom of the chute 6. Put the rocks anywhere that will help support it.7. Check to make sure that everything is stable8. Press goo against the chute 2nd test it.

Procedure

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Materials

Duct tape 2 liter pop bottles saran premium wrap Ruler Glacier goo 24 cm quicker oatmeal container cut in half glad press ‘n seal wrap cut-rite Reynolds's wax paper 3 large rocks Scissors Timer

GOOGLY GOO:Description: it is our experiment when the goo is sliding sown the chute

FALLING:Description:it is our experiment when the goo is sliding down the chute

RESULTS: our results were that it took 11 min. and 12sec. to get down the chute without anything added to it

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Conclusion

We would agree because it went faster with a steeper incline.

Suggestions Don’t make it too vertical. Don’t put the plastic wrap on too tight and don’t put on too much duct tape.