Question

Measuring Physical Properties Lab Report

Instructions: In the Physical Properties lab, you will test the physical properties of different building materials in order to pick the appropriate materials for a new home in Tiny World. Record your observations and test measurements in the lab report below. You will submit your completed report.

Name and Title:
Include your name, instructor's name, date, and name of lab.


Objective(s):
In your own words, what was the purpose of this lab?


Hypothesis:
In this section, include the if/then statements you developed during your lab activity. These statements reflect your predicted outcomes for the experiment.


Procedure:
The materials and procedures are listed in your virtual lab. You do not need to repeat them here. However, you should note if you experienced any errors or other factors that might affect your outcome.

Using the summary questions, clearly define the dependent and independent variables of the experiment.


Data:
Record the results of each of your physical property tests in the table below.

Wood Clay Brick Iron Aluminum Copper Nickel
Flexibility
(?/10)
Magnetism
(number of paper clips)
Thermal Conductivity
(W/(m·K))
Electrical Conductivity
(x107 S/m)
Density
(g/cm3)

Conclusion:
Your conclusion will include a summary of the lab results and an interpretation of the results. Please answer all questions in complete sentences using your own words.

Using two to three sentences, summarize what you investigated and observed in this lab.
What building material did you use to build your house? Did your results support or fail to support your hypotheses?
What were the densities of the materials you chose for the walls and floor for the home in Tiny World? Why do you think a building material's density is important when building homes or architectural structures?
Why wouldn’t you choose wood or aluminum for the latches on your house?
Which material has the highest thermal conductivity? Which material has the highest electrical conductivity? Explain why thermal and electrical conductivity is so high with this material.
Think about where you live now or where you have lived in the past; use complete sentences to describe this environment and the weather. What building materials do you believe would work well to build a home in that area? Explain why you chose these materials.

Answer 1

Wood Clay Brick Iron Aluminum Copper Nickel

Flexibility

(?/10) 3/10 2/10 4/10 7/10 6/10 5/10

Magnetism

(number of paper clips) 0 1 10 0 0 7

Thermal Conductivity

(W/(m·K)) 0.12 0.6 80 2.35 4.00 91

Electrical

(x107 S/m) 0 0 1 3.8 5.9 1.4

Density

(g/cm3) 0.64 2.04 8.83 2.46 8.62 8.40

Step-by-step explanation: