X perience Science
SSISchool
Issue #8
Which type of music helps people concentrate the most?
Rock or Classic? By Alfonso
Hypothesis: People will concen-
trate more if they listen to clas-
sic music, because it is calm,
and not fast. Classic music is
slow and it doesn't really affect
people's concentration.
Procedure: I'm going to let peo-
ple listen to four different types
of music. I'm going to let each
person listen to jazz. Then rock
and roll music. Then I'm going to
let each person listen to classic
music. And then finally it's going
to be Hip Hop. While they are
listening to music, I'm going to
give each person a handout. They
will try doing it while listening to
music.
Sample Size: 10 people.
Variables: Whoever got the most
problems right for that certain
type of music, or whoever got
Victor
Time for rock Correct for Rock Time for Classic Correct for Classic
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Yeon Soo
Time for Rock Correct for Rock Time for Classic Correct for Classic
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the least problems right for the
type of music they are listening
to.
Conclusion: According to the
data my hypothesis was sup-
ported because when I experi-
mented with the six people they
would be faster when they were
listening to classical music. I
didn’t add my partners feedback
because it wasn’t really helpful
and it doesn’t explain what I need
to improve on. Anyway I also
found out that when people lis-
tened to rock music they would
get more answers right. But
when they would listen to classi-
cal music they would get a few
wrong. I experimented with only
6th graders. So I would say that
my experiment was a little dif-
ferent then the way I wanted it to
D a ta Ta b le
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Special points of
interest:
> Alfonso
> Long
> Jeon
> Victoria
be. And I don't think that classical
music would be much different
when you try to concentrate on
something while listening to rock
music. I also think that my experi-
ment wasn't so fair because the
people would do the same prob-
lems twice. So the final conclusion
I would say about my experiment
is that SILENCE is the best way to
concentrate.
Follow Up Questions:
1. Why did people get a few ques-
tions wrong when they were lis-
tening to classical music, but they
would get all right while listening
to rock music?
2. Does the music that people like
affect the concentration of peo-
ple?
3. Does the difficulty of the prob-
lems affect how people work?
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Is t he pa per t ow e l t hat a bs o r bs t he m os t w ater a ls o a bs or b t he m o s t o i l? B y: Lo ng

Hypothesis: I think that this will be the case, the paper towel brand that can absorb the
most water can absorb the most oil. But I have to question that maybe one kind of paper
towel isn't that well made for absorbing things like oil then water. But I will give it a try
with different brands of paper towels.
Procedure: I will buy different types of paper towel brands. Then, I will soak them in the
same amount of water, and which ever has the least water left means that paper towel is
the most absorbent. Then, I will try the same thing with oil to see if that paper towel is
also the most absorbent with oil.
Sample Size: Different kinds of paper towel brands, AnAn, Pulpy, Saigon Napkin, and
Party Napkins.
Variables: 3-5 paper towel brands, 5 cups of oil, filled half way, and 5 cups of water.

Conclusion: My hypothesis was supported by the data because my hypothesis was that the
napkin brand that will absorb the most water will also absorb the most oil. After soaking
each in water and oil, the napkin brand that soaked the most of both is a brand called
AnAn Napkins. I put water and oil in a glass with 10 centimeters and soaked the napkin in
and took it out. After doing it with all napkins three times each, I measure how much was
left and averaged the numbers out. AnAn absorb 1.6 centimeters of water and 1.8 centime-
ters of oil; that was the most absorbed by water and oil out of all the other napkins i ex-
perimented on. Taneeka gave me feedback and said I should try to insert a scientific un-
derstanding of my hypothesis. She also said i should note weather I think which paper
towel absorbs the most water and oil. At that time, I hadn't known what I napkins I was
going to use yet until I bought it at the store. I just did a random hypothesis, because I
thought if one brand absorbed the most water, it can also absorb the most oil. Finally, I
also made sure the napkins were the same size before I started the project.

Date Table

AnAn Saigon Napkins Party Napkins Pulpy

Average Water: Average Water: Average Water: Average Water:
1.6 centimeters 1.4 centimeters 1.3 centimeters 1.4 centimeters
of water ab- absorbed absorbed absorbed
sorbed
Average Oil: Average Oil: Average Oil:
Average Oil: 1.5 centimeters 1.5 centimeters 1.6 centimeters
1.8 centimeters absorbed absorbed absorbed
of oil absorbed

Follow-up Questions:
1. What if I used some paper towel brands of other countries, would the
results be the same?
2. Out of the paper towel I used to do my experiment, why does the napkin
that absorbs the most water also absorbs the most oil?
3. Are there napkin brands that are designed for absorbing water, or de-
signed for absorbing oil? If this was the case, was my experiment fair, if
that was the case?
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What type of Soda make people burp the most? Jeon

Hypothesis: I think that Diet Coke would make people burp the most. Procedure: I'm going to buy 3 types of
soda and test it on 5 people and see which one makes them burp the loudest.
Variable: Pepsi, Diet Coke and Orangina.
Sample size: 100ml of sodas for each person.

Conclusion: My hypothesis was supported by the data because out of the five people who I did the experiment
with burped the most with Diet coke there is only one person who said that Pepsi made him burp the loudest.
So I went to the grocery stores to buy the 3 types of soda which is Diet Coke, Pepsi and Coca-Cola each of
then contain 500ml. I also think that it’s because Diet coke is not very sweet so you get most of the gas that in
the soda, plus the other soft drinks are sweet and not very carbonated. Among the five people Pepsi made. So
I know that Diet coke might be the best answer for burping. I also read the feedback from Annie and took her
advise that not everyone can burp so I went to look for people that can burp normally.

Follow up questions:
1: Why does Diet Coke make people burp the loudest?
2: Do more carbonated types of soda affect the way of peoples amount of burping?
3: Why does carbonated drinks make people burp?

D ata Ta ble

Pepsi Diet Coke Coca-cola

500m 500m 500m
100m for each per- 100m for each per- 100m for each per-
son. son. son

2 burps, 1 burp, 3 5 burps, 0 burps, 3 1 burp, 2 burps, 0

burps, 1 burp, 0 burps, 3 burps, 4 burps,2 burps, 1
Burps burps burp
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Question: What will evaporate faster coke, coke light, sprite, or lemon soda? By Victoria

Hypothesis: I think that
the coke will take the
longest to evaporate.
The fastest will be or
sprite because there is
less sugar.
Variables: A glass of
each soda coke, coke
light, sprite, and lemon
soda.
sample size: 4 cans of
soda.
Procedure: I will set each In conclusion my data didn’t
drink out in the sun ( in support my hypotheses
the same type of glass) because I thought that sprite
on the pavement then would evaporate faster but
every now and then I will instead it was the lemon
check how far they are soda. The slowest drink to
by looking at them. After evaporate was normal coke.
ten hours I will bring Edwin told me that I should
them in and measure add another soda such as
each glass with a baby lemon soda so I added
bottle. lemon soda. None of the
dinks I use evaporate much
Follow-up Questions: during that ten hour period
1. If I would add water they all started to evaporate
to the drinks would more near the end of the
they evaporate day.
faster?
2. Would the result be
the same if I added
F&N orange?

Drink How much each Experiment 1 Experiment 2 Hours

glass started with.

Sprite 200ml 185ml 188ml 10 Hours

Diet Coke 200ml 170ml 180ml 10 Hours
Coke 200ml 190ml 186ml 10 Hours
Lemon Soda 200ml 180ml 175ml 10 Hours