Analyzing

Create a write up summarizing what you found and  graphs of the data that you recorded in your data notebook and use these to explain trends that you find within your data.

 

Data Analysis and Graphing Help Links to an external site.

Which Chart to Use Help Links to an external site.

 

HMS Student Example (19-20) 

Results

I found the answer to my problem about which fuel is stronger by conducting a Thrust Test and an Altitude Test. Once I had finished the Thrust Test, I immediately knew that the powdered fuel produced more thrust. All of the trials were stronger than any of the cooked fuel trials by several Newtons. I found the average of all 5 trials for each fuel type, which was 3.874 N to 0.4925 N (powdered fuel to cooked fuel). Once that was completed, I conducted the Altitude Test and found similar results. The average result for the powdered fuel was 18.24 m, and the cooked fuel averaged 10.65 m (excluding failed trials). Additionally, four of the five cooked fuel trials did not even ignite, while four of the five powdered fuel trials did ignite and lift off, which indicated that the powdered fuel is more consistent too. After the test, I evaluated my work and decided that I should not involve the Altitude Test because there were too many variables I could not control. Even excluding the Altitude Test, the powdered fuel was much stronger than the cooked fuel according to the Thrust Test data. All in all, the powdered fuel produced more thrust than the cooked fuel.