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=Team Cubix: Cube Experiment=

-Team Members:
Nupur K (Team Leader) Katie B-C Adit N

-Materials and Methods:
Materials: - 10 unidentifyied cubes - A magnet - A ruler - An electric scale - Triple beam balance

Method - Create hypothesis - Gather quantitative data about the cubes - Gather qualitative data about the cubes - Do reasearch about possible cube identities - Citations - Check hypothesis for accuracy using reasearch and collected data

-Hypothesis:
Table 1: Hypothesis of cubes
 * Cube # || What it is? ||
 * Cube #1 || Copper ||
 * Cube #2 || Aluminum ||
 * Cube #3 || Brass ||
 * Cube #4 || PP ||
 * Cube #5 || Zinc ||
 * Cube #6 || Balsa Wood ||
 * Cube #7 || PS ||
 * Cube #8 || Oak ||
 * Cube #9 || Pine ||
 * Cube #10 || PVC ||

-Quantitative Data:
Table 2: Quantitative Data of Cubes
 * Cube # || Mass (grams) || Volume (cc) || Density (g/cc) ||
 * 1 || 144.5 || 15.6 || 9.3 ||
 * 2 || 44.1 || 15.6 || 2.8 ||
 * 3 || 137.9 || 15.6 || 8.8 ||
 * 4 || 22.6 || 15.6 || 1.4 ||
 * 5 || 146.5 || 15.6 || 9.4 ||
 * 6 || 6.5 || 15.6 || 0.4 ||
 * 7 || 18.8 || 15.6 || 1.2 ||
 * 8 || 8.4 || 15.6 || 0.5 ||
 * 9 || 9.6 || 15.6 || 0.6 ||
 * 10 || 19.2 || 15.6 || 1.2 ||

-Qualitative Data:
Table 3: Qualitative Data of Cubes
 * Cube # || Descriptions ||
 * 1 || Metalic, bronze-collored, hard, a little bumpy, heavy, non-magnetic ||
 * 2 || Metalic, sivler-colored, lightweight, hard, smooth, non-magnetic ||
 * 3 || Metalic, gold-colored, heavy, a little bumpy, non-magnetic ||
 * 4 || Non-metalic, dark grey, lightweight, smooth, hard, non-magnetic ||
 * 5 || Metalic, copper-colored, rough, hard, heavy, non-magnetic ||
 * 6 || Wood, light beigh colored, lightweight, rough on 2 sides, smooth on 4, non-magnetic ||
 * 7 || White, rough on 2 sides, smooth on 4, non-magnetic, lightweight ||
 * 8 || Wood, almost white, smooth on 3 sides, rough on 3, lightweight, non-magnetic ||
 * 9 || Wood, medium-tan, rough, lightweight, non-magnetic ||
 * 10 || Transparent, smooth, lightweight, non-magnetic ||

-Research on Cube Possibilities (Citations Also):
g/cc || Color || Luster || Transparency || Table 4: Research on Possible Cube Identities
 * Cube Type || Density
 * Copper || 9.0 || Copper || Metalic || Opaque ||
 * Mahogany || 0.9 || Reddish-Brown || Non-Metallic || Opaque ||
 * Brass || 8.5 || Brassy yellow || Metalic || Opaque ||
 * Balsa Wood || 0.1 || Redish white || Non-Metalic || Opaque ||
 * Quartz || 2.7 || Varies in color || Non-Metalic || Transparent ||
 * Steel || 7.9 || Silver || Metallic || Opaque ||
 * Acrylic || 1.2 || Clear || Non-Metallic || Transparent ||
 * Zinc || 7.1 || White to bright blue gray || Metallic || Opaque ||
 * Polypropylene || 0.9 || White || Non-Metallic || Opaque ||
 * Oak || 0.7 || Tan-Red || Non-Metallic || Opaque ||
 * Nylon || 0.04 || White || Lustrous || Opaque ||
 * Polystyerene || 1.1 || Colorless || Non-Metallic || Transperant ||
 * Tin || 7.3 || White to Gray || Metallic || Opaque ||
 * Pine || 0.5 || Light Reddish-Brown || Non-Metallic || Opaque ||
 * Iron || 7.9 || Steel Gray || Metallic || Opaque ||
 * Platinum || 21.5 || Silver Gray || Metallic || Opaque ||
 * Poplar || 0.5 || Light Beige || Non-Metallic || Opaque ||
 * PVC || 1.4 || White || Non-Metallic || Opaque ||
 * Aluminum || 2.7 || Silvery White || Metallic || Opaque ||
 * Gold || 19.3 || Golden Yellow || Metallic || Opaque ||

- Analysis

 * Cube # || Final Guess || Original hypothesis right or wrong? ||
 * 1 || Copper || Right ||
 * 2 || Aluminum || Right ||
 * 3 || Brass || Right ||
 * 4 || PP || Wrong ||
 * 5 || Iron || Wrong ||
 * 6 || Poplar || Wrong ||
 * 7 || PVC || Wrong ||
 * 8 || Pine || Wrong ||
 * 9 || Oak || Wrong ||
 * 10 || Acrylic || Wrong ||

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