First Name: Aaron
Age: 6
Experiment Title: Determining if a Candle Can Be Put Out Using Sound Waves
What was the purpose of your experiment? Provide a brief description of what you were hoping to learn, discover, or study.: The purpose of my experiment was to see if I can put out a candle by using sound waves.
What was your hypothesis?: My hypothesis was that I could put out a candle by using sound waves. I thought that I could yell into an empty paper towel roll with plastic wrap on both holes with the candle in front of me and the flame would go out.
What materials did you use in your experiment? List them all.: 1. plastic wrap
2. paper towel roll
3. my mouth
4. candle
5. lighter
6. cup
7. tape
What procedure was followed? Provide a brief description of the steps you followed during your experiment.: Step 1: Get the materials.
Step 2: Take out your empty paper towel roll and plastic wrap.
Step 3: Cut an opening in the plastic wrap out about as big as the cup’s top. Cut 2 pieces like this.
Step 4: Tape the plastic wrap on the paper towel roll. Tape it to the top and to the bottom.
Step 5: Put a candle in front of you.
Step 6: Get your paper towel roll and plastic wrap and yell into it while it’s pointed at the candle.
What were the results of your experiment?: The result of the experiment was that I could not put out the candle with my paper towel roll gadget.
What is your conclusion after conducting the experiment? Was your hypothesis correct or incorrect? What did you learn?: I learned that sound waves couldn’t put out fire because I think the sound waves went right through it because it wasn’t a solid.Since then I watched a video and now I think that the it was too high of a sound. In the video they used a gadget that blasted very low sound at a fire and it put it out instantly.
Determining if a Candle Can Be Put Out Using Sound Waves