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Title
Does chewing in different time lengths change the elasticity of the gum?

Problem Scenario
I chose this type of project because a lot of people have told me that when you chew gum for a long time it gets harder, and I noticed that too. Other people told me that when you chew it for a long time I gets more loose, I noticed that too. So I wanted see who was right and so I could be the one telling everyone the actual right answer.

Specific Question
How dose chewing effect the elasticity of gum?

Hypothesis
Over the amount of time will the gum get harder?

Independent Variable:
How long.

Dependent Variable:
To pull gum.

General Plan

 * 1) I will need to have people chew the gum for a cretin amount of time.
 * 2) When the time is over, I will get the Dual-Range Force Sensor (gum puller).
 * 3) I will attach the gum puller, poll the gum and see the maximum force in the gum.
 * 4) Then when I have the maximum force, I record the force in my notebook.

Potential Problems And Solutions
One potential problem(s) we could have is when I pull the gum it would be gross even with the gloves on because I'll have to touch a pencil and when I don't have gloves on the germs will come on my hand because I wont have gloves on. I'll have people chew the gum they were chewing so they wont move the germs around from one area to another.

Safety Or Environmental Concerns
I had people wear gloves and I had them pull their own gun and when I pulled it I will wear a pair if gloves.

Resources and Budget Table

 * < Poster Board ||< $5.99 ||
 * < Hubba Bubba (4 in a pack) ||< $2.69 ||
 * Mint Eclipse ||< $4.71 ||
 * Colored Markers || $1.99 ||

Background Research
I know that all gum is different and that you have to know what is in the gum. To have accurate data you will have to know what you are doing and not just playing with the equipment.

Graphs




Data Analysis
In both cases of the data, niether of the graphs got bigger the longer you chewed the gum.