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Grade 8 Science Lab Report

Unit 2, Criteria B & C Summative 
1. TITLE.​ THE AMOUNT OF IRON WILL DEPENDS ON THE WATER RESOURCES

2. AIM / HYPOTHESIS
Create a research question based on the GRASPS task.
​ ​Does the amount of iron depend on the water?
Write a testable hypothesis that helps to answer the research question.
​Because dirty water going through the rusty pipe, then bottled water, tap water, pond water
should have different irons. I can measure the iron by using readable paper because paper reacts to
iron if iron includes higher than 605mm.
https://www.discovercabrillo.com/rust-in-water-where-does-it-come-from-and-how-can-you-remove-it
-from-your-tap-water/
3. VARIABLES: ​Be clear to define exactly what you are controlling and measuring.
(What I control) Independent: ​Location

(What I measure) Dependent: ​Iron

(What I keep the same) Control Variables: ​Amount of water, Same kind of reagent paper,
Amount of time to put the reagent paper into the water, Same temperature,

4. BACKGROUND INFORMATION (Paragraph at least)

Answer the following questions:
1. What does a scientist mean by a “pure substance”? What do we mean when we talk
about pure drinking water? (1-2 sentences)
Pure water means it’s clear enough that we can drink it. It includes fewer metals and
other things that are bad for the human body.
2. List 2-4 different activities that can cause water to become polluted or contaminated
(2-3 sentences)
Factories are emitting the polluted water to the river or ocean. And farmers use
pesticides for farming, and this can pollute the ground and falls down to the water.
Now Earth doesn’t have enough space to put the trash. So, they just throw the trash
to the water. And these make trash island in the middle of the ocean. All these
activities are polluting the water.
3. Research, and then explain, how at least 2 different chemicals or properties
(INCLUDING the one you are testing) can pollute water. Do they get into the water
from plants or bacteria? from farm chemicals or factory pollution or litter? are they
found in water that was not cleaned well, or are they leftover from trying to clean
water? (2-4 sentences)
 I choose two chemicals that can pollute the water, which is iron and pesticides. Iron is
the factory pollution. Usually iron is coming through the rusted pipe. Clean water goes
through the rusted pipe and it starts to include the iron inside the water. And
pesticides are the farm chemicals. Pesticides flow ground to water and the water
includes pesticides inside the water.

5. REQUIREMENTS (list)
List the materials needed for your experiment.
Some equipment that we might use, spelled correctly. Include ONLY the equipment you use!
beaker, test tube, test tube holder, digital camera, gloves, lab coat, safety mask, antibacterial
soap, readable paper, paper

6. SAFETY
Write any safety concerns below (list)
Remember, you must not assume that all this water is clean of poisons or
bacteria!
1. Before the experiment, I have to wear gloves and a lab coat.
2. I have to use antibacterial soap to clean test tubes and beaker after
the experiment.
3. After the experiment, put things back where they were.

7. METHOD (List)
Write a detailed step by step guide on how you will prepare and do the laboratory. Make
sure to include how you are going to control your variables. Imagine someone else will be
following your instructions so make sure they are clear, in order, and not missing any steps.
You may work with another student to gather data, but you MUST write your OWN report. State who
you worked with if anyone. You must explain:
● What will you use for a positive control? a negative control?
● You must compare at least 3 different samples, plus a ​positive​ control.
● You must take 4 or more measurements from each sample, then calculate the mean.
1. Put on the gloves before the experiment.
2. Prepare 5 beakers includes 5 different water. Which are positive control, pure water, pool
water, pond water, and tap water.
3. Use readable paper for each water and check the amount of iron each water included.
4. Repeat it for 4 times so I can get the average of the amount of iron inside the water.
5. Find the average for the iron.
6. After the experiment don’t forget to clean the beaker.
7. Compare the amount of iron inside the water for each control.
7. ​RESULTS ( QUALITATIVE / QUANTITATIVE)

A. Describe and include pictures of the experiment’s result. ​only​ if needed!!!

B. Calculate means. ​Show all your results in the table, so that Mr. Joel can check the
calculations for the mean.
C. Create a table to show results of the experiment.

Water Sample 1 2 3 4 Average

Positive Control 0 5 5 5 3.75

Pure Water 0 0 0 0 0

Pool Water 0 0 0 0 0

Pond Water 5 0 0 5 2.5

Tap Water 0 0 0 0 0

D. Plot the data into a chart.

What kind of chart will you need? Look at your Formative for suggestions and
instructions.
8. ANALYSIS (Paragraph): ​What ​trends (patterns) can you find in the data, now you have plotted your
graphs?

Are the means for the control and the water samples very different from each other? Did you, or did
you not, measure accurately?

I measure the amount of iron for each water, and I can see there are no irons in pure water, pool
water, and tap water. However, there are some irons in pond water and positive control. So, there
are no rusted pipes for pure water, pool water, and tap water. But there is a rusted pipe for the pond
water. I can see the amounts of the irons are depends on water from different pipes. Some pipes are
clean so it doesn’t include iron inside, but some pipes are not clean so they include iron inside the
water. And for the experiment, I use the same beakers, readable paper, and temperature to get
accurate results.

9. CONCLUSION (Paragraph): ​You need to draw connections between your results

and the hypothesis throughout this section.

Is your hypothesis (#2) supported by the trend in means (#8)? Yes or No?
Briefly explain how water is cleaned for drinking (remember the water treatment plant video?). Do
any of your samples need more cleaning? Take your best guess based on what we have
learned.

Companies advertise some waters as “safe” or “pure” - does your experiment agree with these
claims? Why, or why not?

My hypothesis supported the experiment. Because I wrote the number of irons will depend on the
pipes. Pipes for pure water, pool water, and tap water don’t include irons a lot. But pipes for
positive control and pond water include irons. So, pure water, tap water, pool water is clean
because it doesn’t include iron. Mostly pure water is clear water so we can drink it. It doesn’t
include any metals that are harmful to our bodies. But other waters except for the pure water
need to be cleaner for a drink. Because it doesn’t include irons but it still includes harmful
things to our body. Some advertise said, “This water is safe or pure.” My experiment agrees
with these claims. Because I had an experiment by checking the amount of iron inside the
water. And usually, pure water doesn’t include the iron. So, pure water is safe to drink. But
people still need to check the pipe that water flows through to check the pipe is not broken, or
so old to use it.

10. ​EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT

A. Identify at least one problem in your method that could reduce the accuracy, or
reliability of the experiment.
- The beaker is not clean before the experiment, so the results can be different.
B. Suggest changes in the method that can improve the accuracy, or the reliability,
of the experiment.
- I can clean the beaker before the experiment and don’t forget to clean the beaker
after the experiment. Cleaning after the experiment can be helpful to other people to
do the experiment.

REFERENCES
Include the reference of the consulted sources, according to the teacher’s instructions.
You MUST follow the APA format for sources:
Last, First initial. Middle initial, if given. (Year, Month Date Published). ​The title in italics, with only the
first letter capitalized​. Title of book/newspaper/magazine. Retrieved from URL

here are two examples of website sources:

Satalkar, B. (2010, July 15). ​Water aerobics.​ Retrieved from http://www.buzzle.com
Cain, K. (2012, June 29). ​The Negative effects of Facebook on communication​. Social Media Today
RSS. Retrieved from http://socialmediatoday.com

here are two examples of newspaper articles online:

Bowman, L. (1990, March 7). Bills target Lake Erie mussels. ​The Pittsburgh Press​, p. A4. Retrieved
from http://www.pittsburghpress.com
Meier, B. (2013, January 1). Energy drinks promise edge, but experts say proof is scant. ​New York
Times​, p. 1. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com

and here is how to cite a book:

Rowling, J.K. (2001). ​Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone​. London: Bloomsburg Children's.

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