I reckon that it would be rather difficult to present our findings in a bar chart, because there are those milliseconds that we have to record down too.

WE can't possibly go and write down all those minute details.

Or should WE just roughly gauge and round the timings up to the nearest second?

What do you all think?

Videos/Picture

Ms. Phua recommended that it would be better when we present we have videos and pictures... More exciting...
:)

The Presentation Rubric

Communication
- Visual contact
- Confidence
- Loudness


Explanation
- Methods of experiment
- Conclusion
- Point out difficulties faced

Data Presentation
- Appropriate tables, charts, graphs
- Visually appealing

Group Effort
-Every member presented and answered equally
- Each member knows what the other members are doing

Questions
- Able to answer questions posed with clear explanations

Engaging the Audience
- Presentation is enthusiastic
- Presenter demonstrates knowledge at expert-level in this field
- Presentation is conversational, rather than memorized.

Contents We Need to Include (Cont'd)

1:We must be able to understand our question, conclude on our research, summarize the contents.

2: Must be able to state the purpose of the topic we chose, state the question clearlyn and have a specific meaning, and the expected result based on current knowledge.

3: State what we do to answer the project question, and also be able to state the data we use and why is it able to help in our resaerch. The time and place must be stated too.

4: Write observations clearly, must present in a graph, chart or table, must put units and the correct hypothesis.

5: Know our weakness and strength of how we approach and result, and how to improve the way we do our project.

6: Conclude how we have the result, and need to reason how we reached our final result. in the conclusion, have to state 5 major references.

Contents We Need to Include

We need:
-a conclusion
-background infomation on the title we chose
-the research method
-data summary and analysis
-summary of our project.

I will upload a better view of what is needed later.

Updated Proposal Form (4/19/2010)

Project Title:
how do the difference insurfaces affect the adhesion of blu-tac?

Problem Question:
To investigate how the different types of surfaces of walls will affect the time that the blu-tac remains on it.

Hypothesis:
Rougher surfaces enable the blu-tac to remanin on thewall for a longer period of time

Web-Address (URL) of Project Blog
www.nuclearacid.blogspot.com

Apparatus and Materials Needed:
-3packs of blu-tac
-measuring tape
-weights (From Science Laboratory)
-Calander/Stopwatch
-Electronice Balance
-String (Yarn)

Surfaces
1) Window pane (function hall, smooth[glass])
2) Dormitory Cupboard (smooth[filed wood])
3) Exercise Corner at track (Wood[coarse])
4) Dormitory wall (cement[neutral])

Experimental Procedure Setup:
1) Take some blu-tac amd weogj ot pm am electronic balance
2) Measure it and make sure it is 1cm long on each side
3) Hang the weight onto the blu-tac with a 15cm string
4) Press the weight and blu-tac together
5) Push the blu-tac, with the weight hanging from the blu-tac on the string, against the wall for 5 seconds
6) Release pressure
7) Record the time it takes for the blu-tac to fall (hours and days)
8) Record findings in table

Independent Variable:
The different types of surfaces

Dependent Variable:
The time taken for the blu-tac to fall off the different surfaces

Controlled Variable:
-height of blu-tac on the wall
-orientation of blu-tac on wall
-weight of the load
-length of the string
-length of the blu-tac
-weight of the blu-tac
-width of the blu-tac

Apparatus Check List

Blu-tac (Jo already bought it..)
Weights (Science Laboratory)
Surfaces (Difference areas of the school)