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To find out the effect of the thickness of a biscuit on the ability of the biscuit to support a finite amount of weights
Apparatus
Weights
Biscuits
Thread
Background Information
“Biscuits are designed to be strong so that they do not crumble easily.”
Hypothesis
The thicker a biscuit, the more weights it can support.
Variables
Independent
Increment of Thickness
Method of applying weights
Type of Biscuit
How the Biscuit/Biscuits are placed
Method of Control (Independent Variables)
Increment of Thickness – Regular increment of 1 biscuit thickness
Method of applying the weights – Placing the weights gently onto the biscuits, increasing the weight by 100g each time, until the crackers break.
Type of Biscuit – Use identical Khong Guan Cheese Crackers
How the Biscuit/Biscuits are placed – The biscuits will be strung tightly together and hung on a hook. (Refer to diagram 1.1)
Dependent
The number of weights that can be hung on the biscuits
Procedure
Drill a hole in the middle of the biscuit with a needle.
Hang the weight holder on the biscuit.
Place 100g weights one by one, until the biscuit breaks (Refer to diagram 1.1)
Repeat the experiment with 2,3,4 and 5 biscuits
Repeat

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