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Problem Scenario
Trying to see if a cold temperature will affect duct tape and the way it works.

Broad Question:
Can the quality of duct tape be reduced by a temperature?

Specific Question:
Can the quality of duct tape be reduced by a colder temperature?

Hypothesis:
I think the temperature will effect the quality of duct tape and not make it __work__ the __best__ possible.

Independent Variable:
duct tape

Dependent Variable:
strength of tape

Variables That Need To Be Controlled:
Temperature

General Plan
make duct tape colder then test to see if it works the same.

Potential Problems And Solutions
problem: may not freeze right.solution: let it thaw a little.

Safety Or Environmental Concerns
nothing that i know of.

Number Of Trials:
4

Number Of Subjects In Each trial:
2

When data will be collected:
april 22

Where will data be collected?:
notebook

Time Line
January: think of __idea__ February: think of procedure of doing __idea__ march: starting experiment April: finish and collect data

Background Research
The kind of tape is very strong and attaches to things easily. It is used for industrial purposes like fixing a problem temporarley. Some particular people use if for unnecessary reasons. Its sticky under surface is very useful because it can make repairs to many things that need a temporary fix. It

Detailed Procedure
I placed one roll of tape in the freezer for 24 hours. Then took the very same roll of tape out and cut 2 strips of the same length tape off of it and taped 1 tip of each to the top of wooden cross type object. then filled a 8oz cup and filled it with water. then taped the remaining 2 tips of each piece of tape to the sides of the cup. Then lit it sit for 1 minute. i did this two time each for the tape placed in the freezer and not placed in freezer.

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Discussion
In the end i finally found out that the colder temperatures did not effect the adhesion of the tape. It worked just as good as the tape left in a room temperature place. Now it is known that colder temperatures do not effect the tape. My hypothesis was wrong. the tape acctually Stayed the same and kept the good adhesion after being placed in a cold temperature for 24 hours.

Benefit to Community and/or Science:
Well proven that the cold weather or climate does not effect the duct tape or its really good sticky hold. This is good to know because people may not know if it will hold during harsh cold weather. This can be a good benefit to people who need a temporary fix in winter or late fall because, they could use the duct tape to __help__ them hold something together for a day or a week or so while they get things together.

Abstract
Well my question was will cold temperature effect duct tapes quaility. I hypothesized that the tape that was placed in the freezer will have its adhesion lower by 70%. But it turns out the tape was not effected by it, also disproving my hypothesis. It worked the same as the regular tape. Its nice to know that it will not be effected by colder temperatures because lots of people could benifet from knowing this.