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Pre-Lab Write Up:
Question: Why does the nailpolish sit on top of the water instead of sinking; and then sticks to the pot. Things I Will Use: 1. Nail polish in different colors (as many desired). 2. Plant Pot 3. Water 4. Bucket (tall and wide enough for pot to go in with ease) Steps: 1. Fill a bucket 3/4 of the way with water. 2. Pour each nail polish color into the bucket one at a time. 3. Dip the pot into the water making sure all sides touch the nail polish. 4. Leave to dry. Expectation: 1. The water and the nail polish will not combine. 2. The different nail polish colors will not combine with each other. 3. The nail polish will stick to the pot and will look like splattered paint. 4. One the pot dries the nail polish will still be in tact. Post-Lab: Looking Back: What I hoped would happened, did actually occur. The nail polish did not sink nor combined with the water and once the pot was removed from the water it looked colorful, but a bit messy. The water did not combine with the water which was good; and the different nail polish did not combine with each other. I was very worried that the nail polish I got would have a different effect then what I researched, but thankfully it acted the same. The main thing that went wrong as the fact that when the pot was removed from the water,It had blobs of paint dripping down. I realized that my pouring technique was the problem. When I poured the nail polish in the water I would shake the bottle causing blobs to form in it. So when I placed the pot the extra paint would run down the sides. If I were to do this lab again I would tr to let the nail polish run on its own without shaking the bottle. Looking Beyond: The density of the nail polish is different from the water, so when you pour it in, it just sits on the top. It doesn't combine either unless you mix it. Then since it just sits on the top, once you dip the pot, it sticks to it because it is like paint and the pot removes it from the water. Looking Inward: The nail polish did not combine with the water which is exactly what I wanted, but the final product didn't look so great. There were blobs of paint on the pot, and paint was still running down. I think the result would have come out better if I would have done more research. Looking Outward: I worked on my own for this project because it was a pretty simple project. I believe that since this was a small experiment, I did not really think much of it and thought it was as simple as just pouring and dipping. Getting the materials was not much of a problem, but getting them on time was. Looking Forward: If I were to do this experiment again I would change the way I poured the nail polish. I was shaking the bottle while pouring, which is why blobs were formed in the water and ran down the pot. I think with this in mind, next time they will come out better.
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