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 Grade 5 Quarter 1 Essential Lab # 4 Which brand of paper towels do you think is best? District Science Pacing Guide 2012-2013Grade 5 Quarter 1 Topic 6 Supplementary Resource Which brand of paper towels do you think is best? Bounty Brawny GreenWise Publix Ultra Scott Sparkle Viva How are the paper towels different? Cost Ply Absorbency Strength Texture Content Get a notebook to record all information collected for your project. Paper Towels Brand Cost Per Sq. Ft. * Price* # of Rolls Ply Claims Paper Towel ComparisonsSample* Cost and price from Publix’s 6/11/11 Brand Cost Per Sq. Ft. Ply Claims Bounty 3.28 cents* 2 Quicker picker upper, reuseble, durable, quilted, flower print, Brawny 2.92 cents* 2 Soft and strong, flex tech embossed design, strength and durablity, premium performance GreenWise 1.69 cents* 2 Strong, soft, free of ink, dyes, frangances, 100% recycable Publix Ultra 1.33 cents* 2 Ultra absorbent, folds easily, colorful Scott 2.53 cents* Sparkle 2.17 cents* 2 Registered thirst pockets, advantage of no color Viva 4.00 cents* 1 Cloth like, soft, strong, Which paper towel is best?Using the Scientific MethodScott Foresman pp. xxvi-xxvii Scientific Method Ask a question Do research Form hypothesis Identify the variables Gather materials Identify the procedures Conduct the experiment Collect and record data Analyze data/results Draw conclusions Communicate results Identify new questions Online Sources The World’s Strongest Paper Towel: /paper-towel-strength.html How to Test Paper Towels Absorbency: /how_5676085_test-paper-towels-absorbency.html  Plan a test to determine the best paper towel. Will you test absorbency or strength or …? Problem Statement: One testable question that can be answered by performing an experiment. Hypothesis (“If (I do this) then (this) will happen.”) Test(Independent/manipulated) Variable Outcome(Dependent/responding) Variable or what you plan to measure and how Control(Constant)