Paper Towel Experiment

For my Independent Research project I chose to figure out which brand of paper towel absorbed the most amount of water. I had four brands of towel to choose from and these were: Kleenex, Handee, Sorbent and Coles Ultra. I tested the absorbency of these towels by placing them in water and figuring how much was left in a bowl after I had taken the towels out, the remaining water was later weighed. The paper towels were first weighed to find out how heavy each of the towels were and then this amount was added to the water left in the bowl. This experiment took around 30 minutes for each result as I had to clean all the equipment to make the test as fair as I could.
In the end through my experiment I had found that the brand sorbent had absorbed an astounding …show more content…
Gather all the materials you will need for the experiment.
2. Fill the jug with 150ml of water
3. place the water in a bowl and make sure you submerge your chosen brand of towel
4. start the watch as soon as the towel is fully submerged and time for 20 seconds
5. take the paper towel out of the bow after times’ up and hold it for 10 seconds above the bowl so any excess will drip back into the bowl
6. place the soggy towel onto a plate or inside a container
7. Take the bowl with the remaining water and tip it into the scale. Record the number and subtract that from 150. That will be the recorded result ( in the experiment is used four of each brands towel to find an average to base my results on)
8. Repeat steps 2-7 for all and remember to wipe the scale clean with an extra paper towel so the results are accurate.

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