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Broad Question:
Does Shape Effect Ice Melt

Specific Question:
Does The Shape Of a Ice Cube Effect How It Melts

Hypothesis:
The Different Shapes Of ice Cubes will effect how it melts

Independent Variable:
Shape Of Ice Cube

Dependent Variable:
Melting Time In Minutes

Variables That Need To Be Controlled:
Size Of Ice Cube, Amount Of Liquid, Room Temp.

General Plan:
Freeze different shaped ice with a specific amt of water. Pop them up and place individually on flat surface with drainage. Start stop watch chart times for complete melting. Redo experiment x4.

Safety Or Environmental Concerns
There Is no Safety concerns in this experiment.

Resources and Budget Table

 * Item || Number needed || Where I will get this || Cost ||
 * Different shape ice trays || No.1 || Chriswastreeshop || $4.00 ||
 * Measuring cup || No.1 || My House || NA ||
 * Temperature Gage || No.6 || Mr.LittleField || NA ||
 * Flat surface with drainage || No.1 || lows || $5.00 ||
 * Stop watch || No.6 || Mrs.powers || NA ||

Detailed Procedure
1. Plan Experiment 2. Gather Materials 3. Get Experiment Ready 4. Fill The Liquid Ice Try With The Same Amount Of Water 5. Then Freeze Ice Cube Tray 6. Then Take The Ice Out Of Shaped Ice Tray 7. Then Drop Ice In The Water Beaker 8. Then Time How Long It Takes The Shaped Ice to Melt 9. Then Rite Down The Results 10. Repeat Experiment Over

Data Table
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All Raw Data
See Data Table Above...

Background research
Well, an ice cube melts because it absorbs heat from the atmosphere and the solid water molecules start moving faster. The outer surface of the ice cube absorbs the heat and it starts melting first. The amount of heat an ice cube could absorb would depend on its surface area.

 In case you haven't taken geometry, surface area is the total area of all the surfaces of an object. The more surface area an ice cube has, the more energy it can absorb from the atmosphere, and the more quickly it can melt.

Abstract
I went out and bought ice trays that where different shapes