The Little Fish that CouldAndrew, Taylor , Erin, RJ

(Fish)

Observations

• Qualitative- relating to, measuring, or measured by the quality of something rather than its quantity

• Quantitative- relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality

Observations (cont.)

• Red

• Transparent

• Paper Thin

• Reacts strongly when in hand

What is Experimental Procedure and Testing?

Experimental procedure- The specific steps used in an experiment.

Testing- The process of doing the procedure.

("Beaker_drip")

Materials

1) Fortune Fish

2) Desk

3) Ice pack

4) Heat pack

5) Thermometer

6) Paper towels

(Thornhill)

Procedure

1) Gather all materials.

2) Using a thermometer, record the temperature of a corner of the desk by placing it on the desk for five minutes.

3) Place the fortune fish on that corner of the desk for 30 seconds and record observations in the data table using the rating scale that has been provided.

4) Remove the fortune fish from the desk.

5) Wrap the ice pack in a paper towel.

(Thein)

Procedure Continued

6) Place the ice pack in the same corner of the desk that was used in the previous steps. Then, place the thermometer between the ice pack and the desk and leave it there for five minutes.

7) Remove the ice pack and record the temperature of the desk that the thermometer reads.

8) Place the fortune fish on the chilled desk for thirty seconds and record observations in the data table using the rating scale that has been provided.

9) Remove the fortune fish from the desk.

(Thornhill)

Data

Data- factual information observed through doing an experiment

("Writing").

Heated Desk

Trial 1

Trial 2Chilled Desk

Trial 1

Trial 2Room Temp. Desk

Trial 1

Trial 2

53

(Degrees Celsius)

61

18

17

25

22

3

4

0

0

11

Movement Scale

0- Motionless

1- Either moving head or moving tail

2- Sides curl

3- Moving head and tail

4- Curls up entirely

5- Flips over

(Thornhill p)

(Thornhill p)

Analysis- an in depth examination of the results produced by a scientific procedure

• When the desk was chilled, we saw that the fish did not have any sort of reaction.

• When the desk was room temperature, we saw that the fish had a slightly greater reaction, because the head and tail moved slightly. However, the results were still minimal.

• When the desk was heated, we saw that the fish had a largely visible reaction when both the head and tail moved.

(Russoniello)

(Russoniello)

(Russoniello)

Conclusion- The end result that your experiment produces that proves or disproves your original hypothesis.

We can conclude from our data that when the desk increased in temperature, the fish had a greater reaction.

Our experimental findings support our initial hypothesis which stated that the reaction of the fish would be greater as the temperature of the desk increased.

However, there were other variables that may have effected the outcome. Because both the ice pack and the heat pack produced moisture, it’s possible that not all of the moisture was effectively removed.

To further understand how the fish works, the next experiment we would conduct would be one to test how moisture levels effect the fish’s reaction.

Conclusion- Continued

• In addition to our experiment, we placed our fortune fish on a moist heat pack in order to see what the effects of a combination of heat and moisture would have on the fishes reaction.

• This extra trial produced the greatest reaction which showed us that both heat and moisture are variables that affect the fish’s movement.

(Russoniello)

Works Cited

• http://www.noodletools.com/public/131001050947127028277022