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My name is Clarisse and my partner for Science Fair is Geraldine. We are doing a project on baby diapers. We would like to know how well liquid absorbs in different types of diapers that we use. We also did a survey along with the experiment to make our project more observant.
We both chose this project because we wanted to know how different diapers can change the results of it's absorbing powers.
Our problem for the experiment was: what brand of diaper can hold the most liquid without letting any water leak at the bottom. Our problem for the survey was what was the best brand of diaper to use by new and repeated parent who have children. Our prediction for the experiment was that we believe that the huggies diaper will hold the most water without leaking. For our survey, our prediction was that the huggies diapers is used the most by new and repeated parents.
Our method is......
Step 1- Make a survey with questions about what diaper people use, how often do they change their baby etc.
Step 2- Get at least 20 people that you know that have babies.
Step 3- Tell them to do the survey.
Step 4- Get the survey and use it for the observations.
Step 5- Then get 5 brands of different diapers all the same size and lay them flat.
Step 6- Get a bowl of water with food coloring in it and get a 300mL measuring cup.
Step 7- Get the measuring cup and fill only 100mL of water. Then pour the 100mL of water one by one into the diaper.
Step 8- Collect the information from what you see and make a chart or graph for your observations.
Step 9- When your done, compare the price of the diapers to it's absorbancy to see which is the best buy for your money.
Our materials were a pencil, paper, measuring cup, food coloring, water, and different brands of diapers (huggies, pampers, no name, soft-stretch, and cuddles.
From doing this project we found out that the diapers we used were all heavy, the water that we put into the diaper turn into gell. Also the water spread out through the whole diaper and while we were pouring water into the diaper, we noticed that the water was filling up the sides, but then it absorbed.
For the experiment, our hypothesis was incorrect. The one that held the most water was the no name brand. For our survey our hypothesis was correct. New and repeated parents used huggies more than the other brands. By doing this project, we now know which diaper to use in the future. We also know that there are different diapers with different absorbancies. We also think this project will help mom's that have babies, by telling them what diaper is the best and what diaper best suits their money.
We think that the easiest part of the science fair the presentation. We thought that the judges were easy and that we did pretty good. The hardest part of the science fair was probably doing the research because there was hardly any books or information on baby diapers. Yes, there was some surprises. One surprise was when we did the experiment. We thought that the experiment was so much fun and that we were surprised because we didn't know that the no name brand could actually win with all the other brands.
We thought that we did pretty well on our project and also on our presentation. We could improve our project by using more diapers, instead of doing only five diapers. We also could make our project better by using a cloth diaper vs disposable diapers. If we had to do this project again and what we could make our title more better.
The most important thing we learned from participating in the Science Fair is that we worked equally together and worked hard. We also thought that the students in out school had good projects that could go to places and get awards.
The Huggies Disposable Diapers and Baby Wipes Site
The GoodNites disposable absorbent underpants bed-wetting / enuresis center for parents and kids