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Bike Science Project

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The scientific question of the project was, Does the size of a tire affect the bike’s speed? The hypothesis was , If the smaller tires were used, then the bike would go faster. The important procedures were: Make sure all equipment is ready. Test the standard wheel of 1 rotation or pedal a second to ride to the finish line. Test smaller and bigger wheels. Record data and have at least 3 trials. Record the data on a piece of paper and compare results to your hypothesis. The Independent variable is the size of the wheel on the bike. The Dependent variable is the standard wheel or tire on the bike. The control group was the bike’s speed and the standard wheel or tire. The Experimental group is the other tires or wheels being tested on the bike. The control variables were the rate of pedaling , the same bike model was used, and the same distance for …show more content…

The background research had talked about different types and sizes of wheel and the distance in can cover in a certain amount of time. The tools used were: a stopwatch ,to record the speed. A bike and 3 different tires were used to conduct the main part of the experiment. Tools like a wrench was used to help fix the bikes tires and replace the smaller, bigger, or standard tires. The science experiment was very successful and went well. Other considerations are to use more different tires to have a variety of information to make sure there were no extraneous variables in the experiment that caused the results to have the outcome it had. More trials could have been used to also help make a more of an accurate data table to also make sure there were no extraneous variables. Other things that could have been done was to have made sure the surface was level at all times. It could have an effect on the speed of the bike. It could have caused the data to have a different

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