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Physics Lab Report Essay

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Questions 1. Draw 3 different graphs below representing the data in the table above. Circle the one you think provides the best representation of the results of this experiment. 2. Explain your choice of graph in question 1. Why is this the best way to represent the results of this experiment? The bar graph is the best way to represent this data. One of the reasons why the bar graph is the best way to represent the data is that the error bars are easier to comprehend in the bar graph. This is because the nails that experienced the largest changes such as the galvanized control and the uncoated experimental actually have one end of the error bars inside the bar. The radar graph does not even …show more content…

This is significant because the data indicates which type of nail and which group had the most substantial changes during the experiment. 4. Does coating nails help to prevent rusting? If so, which coating is most effective? Use evidence from the experiment to support your claims. Claims without evidence are meaningless in scientific context. Coating nails does help to prevent rusting. For example, the vinyl coated experimental group nails experienced smaller average change in rust than the uncoated nails. The same pattern is seen with the galvanized experimental nails group having a much smaller average change in mass per day. Also, the change in mass of the uncoated nails is greater than the change in mass of the coated nails. A smaller change in mass is evidence of coated nails preventing rusting because a smaller change indicates less rust forming on the nail. Plus, because the coated nails were left out longer and less rust formed, it is more evidence that the treatments prevented it. The vinyl coating was most effective. This is because both the experimental and control groups experienced a negative rate of change whereas the galvanized control experienced the largest average negative rate of change, but the galvanized experimental had a positive rate of change. A positive rate of change is a sign of mass

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