SWORDSCharlie Epp
PURPOSEWhat is the sharpest material to make swords?
HYPOTHESISI think metal will make the sharpest sword.
PROCEDURE We found some materials for swords
We used knives because it was safer We picked stuff to cut
Things that are OK to cut with knives We cut things to see which one was
sharpest We wrote things down
SWORDS (KNIVES)
STUFF TO CUT
RESULTSWood Banan
aTomato Paper Banan
aNo Peel
Metal Knife
yes yes yes yes yes
Wood Knife
no squish tore no yes
Plastic Knife
no yes yes tore yes
Paper Knife
no no no no yes
RESULTS
Cutting wood with m
etal
RESULTSCutting banana with plastic
RESULTSCutting tom
ato with wood
RESULTSCutting banana (no peel) with paper
CONCLUSIONSHypothesis was correct – metal
was best I also learned plastic was the
second bestIt cut almost as many things as the metal
Wood was the third bestIt tore and squished stuff more than cut
Paper cut nothing except banana with no peels
RESEARCHBoos, Ben. Swords: An Artist’s
Devotion. Boston: Candlewick, 2012.