The problem being studied in this experiment was Will the amount of matches used affect the height that the water travels to. It was proposed that if the water will rise because of the heat and impact of the candle under the glass. If the hypothesis is correct, the results SHOULD show that the water level will rise a little bit each time.

       The data in this experiment actually showed that.  The amount of matches does not affect how far the water rises. The first trial was 1/2 inch of water that got sucked into the glass, after that it sucked 1 inch of water into the glass and that stayed the same. Maybe not all of the matches lit during the first trial, maybe it fell into the water too soon. somewhat consistent data   because we did 4 trials and 3 were consistent, the more trials we did the more accurate our results are going to be. Trials were completed and all trials yielded to be about the same height as one another  In addition, the experiment was determined to be valid because the intent of the project was to show the relationship between The amount of matches we used and the  amount of water it sucks up and the experiment we did not accomplish that goal. In trial two, three, and four the amount of matches did not affect the amount of water that got sucked up into the glass. The first trial was where there was a difference we think that  some matches did not light.

        One error that occurred was when we put the matches on the plate and the match would fall over. Another reason was  that there might not of had enough water in the bowl because the last three times the water went up all the way. If the matches would of had a way to stand up i think we would've had a better chance.

           These errors could be avoided in the future by making the bowl bigger. Maybe using a cake pan. Also maybe if you had a different way to have the matches stand up; then they might not have fallen over. The project might have worked better with a candle. Since a candler has a round base then it would of stayed better.

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