IDEAS TO DO THE EXPERIMENT

Use blu tack to hold up a poster in different environments
Use the heat to test the stickiness of blu tack and how long it holds up the poster

Independent, dependent and controlled variables ^^

Independent variables

>The stickiness of the Blu-Tack eg New Blu-Tack, reusing Blu-Tack


>The temperature


>The surface the poster is stuck on eg rough, smooth

Dependent variable

>How long the poster will stay up for

Controlled variables

> The size of the Blu-Tack


>The time that the poster is put up


>Size of the paper

More thinking done *sigh*

Type/brand of Blu-Tack

- Only one brand of Blu-Tack – Bostik.

- Can be blue or other different colours. Might use blue coloured ones and also the green coloured ones.


Type of paper

- Not bothered with too many kinds of paper.

- A4 normal paper, glossy paper and cardboard type paper.


Poster stuck inside or outside??
- I’ll eliminate some of the areas but for now here are the places where I might test this…
- Inside the house
Bedroom
Bathroom

Living room

Kitchen

- Outside the house
Backyard shed

Outside in the sun
Outside in the shade

Laundry room

Veranda

 What kind of surface you stick the poster on
- Not too sure yet…



When and for how long do you do this experiment for

- Probs have to check the weather everyday and try to do it as many times as possible. Should be setting it out for a whole day at least three times each week. Do the experiment for at least 3 months??

- Btw it’s also nearly winter time so I’m not so sure about the ‘hot dry’ condition thingy..but it’ll work out…

Planning it..

Effectiveness of Blu-Tack on holding up a poster in hot dry conditions



- Type/brand of Blu-Tack


- Type of paper


- Poster stuck inside or outside??


- What kind of surface you stick the poster on


- When and for how long do you do this experiment for

Some random but interesting and useful uses of Bostik's Blu-Tack...

USES

Household

• Secure dog food bowls on floor
• Use Blu Tack to remove dust in awkward places
• Holds and positions scenery in fish tanks

DIY

• Dropped screws or nails easily picked up using Blu Tack
• Attach a paper plate with Blu Tack under Paint pail to catch the drips
• Use a blob of Blu Tack to seal opened cartridges
• Stop door from banging by placing a little in door recess at top.

Office/School

• Hold mouse pad down
• Clean computer keys with a blob of Blu Tack

Research stuff

SORRY SORRY if it doesn't make sense it's just so research notes...so ya...

HOT CONDITIONS THAT AFFECT THINGS

Radiation, sun, steam, convection, fire

Room temp 20-25 degrees Celsius

Radiation, conduction, convection

Radiation:

-          When  electromagnetic  waves  travel  through  space.

-          When electromagnetic waves come in contact with an object, the waves transfer the heat to the object.

-          Eg a camp fire, microwave oven, a light bulb

Conduction:

-          The transfer of heat between substances that are direct contact with each other.

-          The better the conductor, the more rapidly heat will transfer.

-          Good conductors are iron, copper, silver, steel

-          Eg heating a pan up

Convection:

-          The up and down movement of gases and liquids caused by heat transfer

-          eg wind currents, hot air balloon, and lower floors of a building being cooler than the top floor

BLU TACK

WHO INVENTED IT AND WHY?

Bostik’s parent company Total is a multinational energy company committed to leveraging innovation and initiative to provide a sustainable response to humankind’s energy requirements.

Found as the Boston Blacking Co. in Chelsea Massachusetts in 1889. Shoe industry and adhesives industry.

A clean, safe and a simple alternative to tapes and pins. Discovered in England during the development of a Bostik industrial adhesive.   

Invented by Austin carpenter (1921-) in 1971 in England”   “

1970 – Laboratory researcher for sealant manufactcturer Ralli Bondite of waterlooville, England. Was going to make a product of sealant but pliable and semi-elastic

Blue, malleable, adhesive material normally purchased in sheets stored between pieces of something like industrial-strength greaseproof paper

Why blue? So children don’t mistake it as lollies. Clearly visible if dropped in food. Pins were used for fixing things in the past, like furniture materials, clothing hems, etc. Blue due to the sterilisation fluid used.

WHAT’S IT USED FOR?

Stick up posters, post cards, certificates, messages

Hold things in place eg flower pots, ornaments in place, photo frames

Remove dust from hard to get places    

WHAT’S IT MADE OF?

Was going to make a product of sealant but pliable and semi-elastic

Blue, malleable, adhesive material normally purchased in sheets stored between pieces of something like industrial-strength greaseproof paper

Pins were used for fixing things in the past, like furniture materials, clothing hems, etc. Blue due to the sterilisation fluid used.

The manufacturers of blu tack, the adhesives specialists Bostik, are completely closed-lipped about the composition of the material. They are willing to provide info on the material in general, but the specifics of its ingredient are a closely-kept-secret.

Synthetic polymer base, non toxic

Got it!!

Experiment - Effectiveness of Blu Tack on holding up a poster in hot dry conditions.

Argh, I should just stick with...

...Effectiveness of Blu Tack on holding up a poster in hot dry conditions.

I think it's very possible that i might change my topic but i'll stick with this one for now to be safe.
More research and thinking to be done now...

Some other ideas went *ding* in my head

Here are some ideas i came by when i was researching for the 'blu tack' topic...

 - Do different brands of orange juice contain different levels of vitamin C?

   Being a bit vague & unlogical here but does this mean i have to drink a lot of orange juice. Wait scratch

   that, i don't need to...

 - Does Antibacterial Hand Soap Kill More Bacteria Than Non-Antibacterial Hand Soap?

    Mmm..interesting...

 - Do sound barriers reduce noise? If so, what types of barrier is most effective?

    Well. this sound barrier could apply to a lot of things eg ..

    Actually i'll need to do more research on that.

   

Yeah...i think this is the topic...

Just looked at my DET Portal emails and read some of Miss Zhang's ones.
Downloaded and looked through the 'Project ideas' file.
I think i might do the...
• Effectiveness of Blu Tack on holding up a poster in hot dry conditions.

i'll do some research for this...

Better start blogging..haha...

I kinda haven't (well actually not at all) done any blogging ...
Still a bit confused about what research topic i should do but then...i better start researching and thinking hard now...*sigh*...