What Color Candle Burns the Fastest?

My topic was about burning candles. I wanted to find out what color candle would burn the fastest. My hypothesis stated that, if I burned five candles, one red, one white, one orange, one pink, and one blue, then the white one would burn the fastest. Why did I choose this as my experiment? Well I love to burn candles and wanted to know what colors to buy so that they would last longer.

Materials

The materials that I used were a , green marker, candles, and matches.

The variables that were kept the same were the candle’s brand, when we started to burn them, the length and width of the candle, room temperature, and distance between the candles. The only thing that was different was that the candles were different colors. To carry out my project I first set up the candles four inches apart. Then I marked a line half inch down form the wick on each candle. Then I lit them all at once. Next, I started timing how long it took each to burn. I stopped timing when the mark on each candle was gone. Finally, I recorded my data.

Each candle was spreaded apart and lit at the same time.

As you can tell the bright colored ones burnt the fastest. The light pink and the white was the slowest ones to burn.

For My Experiment Results Click HERE

Parents its Science Fair Time


Whitesburg School will hold its annual science fair on May 1, 2010 Each student is required to participate in this important learning experience. Student projects are to be completed at home independently by the student. All projects are to be brought to the school for display on May 1, 2010. We are asking you to assist your child in preparing his/her exhibit. Thank you for all your support. If any questions please call me.


Topics For Science Fair Projects

Engage Gear

Gears are used in tons of mechanical devices. They do several important jobs, but most important, they provide a gear reduction in motorized equipment. This is key because, often, a small motor spinning very fast can provide enough power for a device, but not enough torque. For instance, an electric screwdriver has a very large gear reduction because it needs lots of torque to turn screws, bu¬t the motor only produces a small amount of torque at a high speed. With a gear reduction, the output speed can be reduced while the torque is increased.

Engage Gear
Materials Needed: Two Nails, Glue, Thread Spools, Jar Lids, Card board, Sandpaper.





Glue the sandpaper strips around the edges of the lids and glue the spools to the bottom of the lids.











Push the two nails through the cardboard. These serve as the axels for your gear wheel.










Place a different size lid on each nail. Turn the lids using another thread spool as a handle.

Standards:

0507.Inq.1 Identify specific investigations
that could be used to answer a particular
question and identify reasons for this choice.

0507.Inq.2 Identify tools needed to
investigate specific questions.

Mini Lesson Plan