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Higher drop heights of water droplets resulted in larger splatter sizes. The experiment tested drop heights of 10 cm, 40 cm, and 100 cm, finding that the average splatter size was 12 mm at 10 cm, 20 mm at 40 cm, and 31 mm at 100 cm, demonstrating that greater heights produced larger splatters as hypothesized. The results followed the predicted pattern and could inform practical applications like minimizing water splashing when washing cars.

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Lab Report Example

Higher drop heights of water droplets resulted in larger splatter sizes. The experiment tested drop heights of 10 cm, 40 cm, and 100 cm, finding that the average splatter size was 12 mm at 10 cm, 20 mm at 40 cm, and 31 mm at 100 cm, demonstrating that greater heights produced larger splatters as hypothesized. The results followed the predicted pattern and could inform practical applications like minimizing water splashing when washing cars.

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Example Lab Report: Drop Height versus Splatter Size

Problem: How does the drop height affect the size of the water droplet?
Research: Before this experiment, we already knew that the pull of gravity is the same
amount for everything. Gravity has the same pull on a car as it has on a chair. We also
knew that gravity is an invisible force between two objects. The invisible force comes into
place in the phenomenon when an object goes up, it must come down. Gravity is a very
important factor in this experiment.
Hypothesis: My hypothesis is that if we drop it from a higher distance, the water splatter will
be bigger/longer.
Materials: I bottle of food coloring, 50 mL of water, 1 meter stick, 1 desk, 1 pc. Splatter
paper, 2 eyedroppers, 1 metric ruler and 1 pen.
Procedure:
1.

A drop of colored water will be dropped from 10 cm, then 40 cm, and then 100 cm.
Three trials will be conducted per height.

2. Hold the meter stick straight up from your desk with the zero end of the meter stick
on the splatter paper (on your desk). Hold the bottom of the eye dropper at 10 cm.
Drop one drop of colored water onto the splatter paper from there.
3. Label that drop 10cm on the splatter paper. Measure the drop of water (in
MILLIMETERS) at its greatest diameter. Record this diameter in the appropriate space
on your data table. For each drop height, write a description of the splatters shape
under the table also. (Examples: Drop is very round. Drop broke apart. Drop is
surrounded by little splatters.)
4. Repeat steps 2-3 two more times at 10 cm.
5. Repeat steps 2-4 at each height.
6. For each drop height, write a description of the splatters shape under the data table.
7. WHEN ALL DROP HEIGHTS HAVE BEEN TESTED, TOTAL THE SPLATTER SIZE FOR EACH
DROP HEIGHT AND AVERAGE THE SPLATTER SIZE FOR EACH DROP HEIGHT.

Drop Height versus Splatter Size Data Table


Drop
Height
(cm)
Splatt
er
Size
(mm)

10

10

10

40

40

40

100

100

100

10

13

13

20

18

20

30

35

30

Drop Height versus Splatter Size Graph

Conclusion: My hypothesis stated that the higher we drop the water droplet, the bigger the
splatter will be. My hypothesis was proven correct because the higher we dropped the
droplet, the bigger the splatter was. The average of dropping the water droplet from 10
centimeters was 12 millimeters. The average of dropping it from 40 centimeters was 10
millimeters. The average of dropping it from 100 centimeters was 31 millimeters. The
sequences of numbers were exactly what we predicted.
This experiment could have been better. In this experiment we used droppers to drop the
water. The droppers could have been more accurate. We could have used the more precise
droppers to drop the exact amount of water for every test. If we do this experiment again,
we would try to use better droppers.
Practical Application: I might use this information if Im washing my car in the driveway. If I
want to avoid splashing water all over the driveway and on other objects nearby, I can keep
my hose lower to the car so the splash will be kept to a minimum.

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