Diapers-Charlotte_Madeline


 * Which Brand of Diaper Holds the Most Water?**

The hypothesis that Charlotte had was that Huggies diapers would hold the most water. The hypothesis of Madeline was that Pampers diapers would hold the most water. Madeline's hypothesis was correct. Our experiment was a very fun and interesting one, at the least. We wanted to find out which brand of diaper, Pampers, Huggies, Luvs, or our generic brand, Parent's Choice, would hold the most water. We measured this using milliliters. We found out at the end that Pampers hold way more water than all of the other brands we tested. Actually, they remained in the lead througout all trials. Something that we found may have helped us througout this experiment was to know that Pampers diapers often weigh more than a triple-beam balance can measure. To solve this problem we borrowed an actual scale and converted pounds into kilograms, into grams. We thought that it might be interesting if one were to do this project to put dye in the water and see if it affects the outcome of this experiment.

The procedure:

1. We opened the diaper like a baby would sit in it. 2. We poured the water slowly 100 mL at a time. 3. When the water started to leak out of the bottom we stopped pouring the water and recorded the amount it held. 4. We repeated steps one through three, three more times.

If in the future someone was interested in our project they may want to try testing the diapers with different dyes in them to see if that affects the outcome of the experiment. We would like to warn you that often Pampers end up holding so much water that you need an actual scale to weigh them.