My hypothesis is that the cardboard will sink,popsicle sticks will float because they are light and the plastic container will most likely float due the lightness.

-Buoyancy Buoyancy is the force that opposes weight of an object.If the buoyant force is stronger,the objects will float but,if the objects is heavier,the objects will sink. -Cardboard A substance made out of paper,normally used to pack objects. -Plastic/plastic container An object made from natural resources like natural gas and coal by a process called polymerization used for a lot like,bottles,bags and -Popsicle sticks An object made of wood shaped into a stick made to be a handle for popsicles.

My independent variables are my types of boats that I will experiment on and my dependant variables is wether the object can sink or float and my constant variable is the water.

I will craft simple boats out of cardboard,a plastic container and popsicle sticks then, I will test the buoyancy of each boat.Soon after,I will record results and important information.

-All my boats are light which make me think that they will float -All my objects floated -the plastic container floated with ease due to its lightness -the raft made out of popsicle sticks moved slower than than the plastic container. -When I add more water on or inside any of the boats,they begin to sink.

My project contains 3 boats and a plastic container that holds water.My boats are shaped like different types of boats.My plastic container is shaped like a canoe,My cardboard is shaped like an average motorboat. and I made a raft out of my popsicle sticks.My popsicle sticks floated,the plastic container,floated and the cardboard floated with some aftermath will soaked the substance which makes me think that it wont float I I test the floatability on a duration of time.

I finished making all 3 boats and tested all their buoyant forces turns out,all the objects floated.My hypothesis was right and wrong because the cardboard could float.I learned how to distinguish objects Buoyancy better.

Buoyancy can apply in everyday life like,when you wear a life jacket,you may ask:how are life jackets associated with buoyancy?Well,a life jacket increases volume which makes you lighter while also bringing weight up by a tiny bit.This leads to the  buoyant force being stronger than the weight of you.Buoyancy can also apply in life through marine life.Most fish use an internal organ called a swim bladder.This organ allows them to regulate density which allows them to swim in different depths without using energy.

While building my raft out of wooden popsicle sticks,I used the wrong materials like,instead of using a hot glue gun,I used glue which led to everything falling apart.In the cardboard,there was holes and water affected the cardboard because it was thin.So my major source of error was material wise.

I used google for for researching I used the following links -What is buoyancy: https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+buoyancy&rlz=1CAESWD_enCA1200&oq=what+is+buoyancy&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORiABDIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQABiABNIBCjU5NDExajBqMTWoAgiwAgHxBeVb3vQeamiw&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&sei=zP2AaczCOPvBkPIPy4KJyQI&safe=active&ssui=on

-Allposters,for providing posters I used in my project Allposters.com

-cardboard: https://www.google.com/search?q=cardboard&rlz=1CAVARX_enCA919&oq=cardboard&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDwgAEEUYOxiDARixAxiABDIPCAAQRRg7GIMBGLEDGIAEMgYIARBFGDsyBggCEEUYOzIKCAMQABixAxiABDIKCAQQABixAxiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQABiABNIBCDI1OTNqMGo3qAIIsAIB8QVRG9XmHBiiWQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on

-Plastic: https://www.google.com/search? q=plastic&rlz=1CAVARX_enCA919&oq=plastic&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDAgAEEUYOxixAxiABDIMCAAQRRg7GLEDGIAEMg0IARAAGIMBGLEDGIAEMgYIAhBFGDsyDQgDEAAYsQMYyQMYgAQyCggEEAAYsQMYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyCggGEAAYsQMYgAQyBwgHEAAYgAQyBwgIEAAYgAQyDQgJEAAYgwEYsQMYgATSAQg1NzE2ajBqN6gCCLACAfEF5mS1vhw_uC7xBeZktb4cP7gu&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on

-What is plastic made out of?: https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+plastic+made+out+of&sca_esv=0ea0465196100d20&rlz=1CAVARX_enCA919&biw=1920&bih=911&aic=0&ei=rWaBaZuNOPGd0PEPjZfjuQk&ved=0ahUKEwjbl42IrLySAxXxDjQIHY3LOJcQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=what+is+plastic+made+out+of&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiG3doYXQgaXMgcGxhc3RpYyBtYWRlIG91dCBvZjILEAAYgAQYkQIYigUyCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFMgUQABiABDIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeSMwqUOEEWPglcAV4AZABAJgBnAGgAYoJqgEEMTIuMrgBA8gBAPgBAZgCDaACzgfCAgoQABiwAxjWBBhHwgINEAAYgAQYsAMYQxiKBcICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAggQABiABBiiBMICBRAAGO8FmAMAiAYBkAYKkgcEMTAuM6AHwl6yBwM1LjO4B_AGwgcGMy0xMS4yyAeyAYAIAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp&safe=active&ssui=on

I would like to thank Google for helping me research the questions I did not understand like the source of error which I did not know what it meant,the analysis same thing and for the research on my objects and buoyancy itself.I would also like to thank my family for helping me fill out some forms I was confused about.Thank you Google for helping me come up with applications of Buoyancy in real life