The+Effect+Of+Temperature+On+Silly+Putty+Bounce+Height

Ava R  Cary Academy  ** ABSTRACT  ** The purpose of the experiment was to learn whether the temperature of the Silly Putty affects its bounce height. After many observations on Silly Putty were conducted, it was hypothesized that the colder the Silly Putty was, the higher it would bounce. The exact opposite with the warm Silly Putty, that it would bounce lower the hotter it was. The experiment was done by putting one ball of Silly Putty in the microwave for 5 seconds. It was taken out and dropped three times from one meter. It was done again with different eggs of Silly Putty, being microwaved for 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 seconds. Afterwards the experiment was repeated except the Silly Putty was put in a bucket of ice for 30 seconds. It was dropped from one meter three times. Different eggs were put in the ice for different times, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60 seconds. The result of the experiment was that the colder the Silly Putty, the higher it bounces. This was because the colder something is, the slower the molecules in it work. That made the Silly Putty harder, and it pushed against the floor, instead of going into it. And that is how the result of the experiment was determined.
 * THE TEMPERATURE OF SILLY PUTTY AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE BOUNCE HEIGHT **