Made by the Pinkazoidz

Hypothesis : That the red dirt from Cathie's house holds the most water.

Procedure:1. Collect items: plastic cups, cheese cloth, sand, dirt, water, measuring cups, and disposable cups.2. Cut the cups in half and put the cheese cloth on the cup.3.Measure 100ml of soil/sand and 100ml of water.4. Take photographs and do profile on soil/sand.5.Put soil/sand in cups and add water, leave for 1 minute in the sun and then put in shade until proceeded.6. Measure the amount of water that drained through and work out how much was absorbed.7.Work out what soil/sand absorbed the most water, and comparing them.8. We can compare by taking the amount we put by the amount that didn't get absorbed

Sand before we put water in.

Red dirt before we put water in.

Soil from top of Hanging Rock before we put water in.

Middle of Hanging Rock before we put water in.

After we put water in.

All of them put together.

Observation

BeforeSoil from top of Hanging Rock: looks like brown powder with dead grass. Feels like powdery with little bits of white clumps and roots. Smells like dusty and earthy smell.

Soil from middle of Hanging Rock: looks like compost that has brown specks. Smells like the earth faintly. Feels like soggy, damp, and clumpy.

Red Dirt: looks like cocoa. Feels like rough dirt but soft. Smells like salt.

Sand: looks like vanilla crumble, and rocky. Smells like the beach. Feels like biscuit crumbs.DuringSoil from the top of Hanging Rock over flowed.AfterSoil from the top of Hanging Rock Looks like the same. Feels like the same. Smells like normal earth.

Soil from the middle of Hanging RockLooks like poo. Feels like crumbly cookies and feels wet. Smells like really faint soil.

Red soil: looks like black. Feels like melted chocolate. Smells like weak

Data

Red soil absorbed 70ml

Sand absorbed 80ml

Soil from middle of Hanging Rock absorbed 70ml

Soil from top of Hanging Rock absorbed 0ml

Conclusion

In conclusion we discovered that the sand absorbed the most water because it absorbed 80 ml. The soil from the top of Hanging Rock absorbed the least amount of water. This means people at Hanging Rock should not plant trees up at the top of Hanging Rock or if they do, put a lot of nutrients soil with the plant.