Hypothesis:

If the piece of paper is crumpled, then it will fall faster.

Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Avg.

Flat sheet of 2.45 1.90 2.15 2.16

Paper

Lightly 1.09 1.02 .75 .953

Crumpled paper

Tightly .78 1.02 .84 0.88

crumpled paper

My design N/A N/A N/A N/A

Conclusion questions:

1. The pieces of paper that were more crumpled fell to the ground faster. The more
crumpled the faster it falls. The flat sheet fell 1.28 secs slower than tightly crumpled one.
2. They all had different surface areas. That causes less air resistance.
3. I didn’t have a design.
4. The tightly crumpled piece had the least air resistance. The flat piece had the most.
5. Constant: The height we dropped it from.
6. Independent Variable: how crumpled the paper was/ how much we crumpled it.
7. Dependent Variable: the amount of time it took for the piece of paper to fall.
8. My hypothesis was supported. I guessed that it would fall faster if it was crumpled, it
worked.