Decomposing and recycling

Aim: To learn about the rate that different materials decompose. 
Hypothesis: I think banana will rot first then goes to the paper then bread and so on to the styrofoam

Materials:  

1. 4 Test tubes 
2.   banana
3.   styrofoam cup
4.   test tube holder
5.   paper
6.   bread
7.   water

Steps:

1.   put the banana, cup, paper, and bread in the test tubes
2.   put the tubes in the holder
3.   wait as much as the table shows below
4.   check up on the samples
5.  write down your findings on what rotted quickest  

Findings:

TODAY	Colour	Change	Observations
Banana			Rotted most
Paper			degraded most
Styrophone cup			less degrade
Bread			less rot

                                                                                                                                                                                              

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3 weeks	Colour	Change	Observations
Banana			The most
Paper			The second
Styrophone cup			Last
Bread		5%	Third

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5 weeks	Colour	Change	Observations
Banana		ALOT	It looked like corn but mixed with garlic
Paper		40%	looked like used tissues
Styrophone cup		20%	looked like sand
Bread		15%	looked like vomit but yellowish

  

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