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MAKING MOON
CRATERSDoes Height Change the Size
of a Crater?
Our Claim
The height you drop a
marble from changes
the size of the crater
you will make.
EvidenceWe gathered our
supplies and made
craters by dropping a
1 inch marble from
different heights. We
measured the sizes
of the craters we
made.We used flour,
cocoa powder,
meter sticks, and
marbles.
Data CollectionSize of
Marble
Height Size of
crater
What happened?
1 inch From 2dm 4cm wide All of the flour/cocoa
stayed in the box
1 inch From 4 dm 7cm wide Most of the
flour/cocoa stayed in
the box, a small
amount of dust went
out
1 inch From 6 dm 9 cm wide Some flour/cocoa
went out of the box
and there was a dust
cloud.
1 inch From 1 meter 12 cm wide A lot of flour/cocoa
went out of the box.
There was a large
dust cloud.
This is the table we filled out
as we completed our
experiment.
Here is what
some of our
craters looked
like.
ReasoningWe made a line
graph to show
how the height
changes the
crater.
The higher the
height of the
marble, the
bigger the crater.
Graph made using:
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createAgraph/default.aspx