Group+8


 * __Title: Which Marker Will be Affected Most by Capillary Action?__** (Bailey)

__**Purpose:**__ To determine what marker is most effected by capillary action. (Alexis)

__**Hypothesis:**__ (Jennifer) The permanent marker will be least affected by the water. The black Vis-a-vis marker's colors will separate. The colored Vis-a-vis marker will spread and fade.


 * __Materials:__** (Bailey)
 * Vis-a-Vis marker
 * 600 mL beaker
 * Water
 * Pencil
 * Scissors
 * Permanent marker
 * Filter paper

__**Procedure: **__ (Alexis)
 * 1) Cut three pieces of filter paper strips that are about each 12 cm long.
 * 2) Choose a black or brown Vis-à-vis marker.
 * 3) On one of the strips, draw a dark line horizontally along the width of the bottom f the filter paper that is 1.5 cm from the bottom edge.
 * 4) Write your name on the top edge of your strip with a **pen or pencil.**
 * 5) Repeat Steps #3 & 4 using a color of your choice Vis-à-vis marker.
 * 6) Repeat Steps #3 & 4 using a color of your choice permanent marker.
 * 7) Put roughly 100 mL of water in your breaker
 * 8) Fold the top of your filter paper strips, hand your strips over the pencil so that the bottom edges touch the water. **Do not submerge your lines in the water.**
 * 9) Make observations about what you see occurring. Record this qualitative data in a table.
 * 10) Let your strips sit in the beaker for about 5 to 10 minutes.
 * 11) Pull strips out and let them dry.
 * 12) Someone from your group should save the strips for later use.

__**Observations:**__ (Jennifer) __//Qualitative Observation Data Table//__

1. The vis-a-vis markers went the farthest, this is because of cohesion. The ink in the marker allowed the water to separate the colors, and it streaked up due to capillary action. 2. The permanent marker traveled the least because it did not allow cohesion. 3. The vis-a-vis marker was made of more that one pigment. You can tell this by looking at the ink after capillary action. The streak is composed of many different colors.
 * **Marker** || **Observations** || **Picture** ||
 * Black Vis-a-vis || * Moves on a right diagonal
 * Turned brown and blue
 * Brown turns yellow and red
 * The blue becomes lighter as it moves up || [[image:vikings8thgradeearthscience/IMG00303.JPG width="88" height="89"]] ||
 * Green Vis-a-vis || * Turns blue and yellow
 * Moves on a left diagonal || [[image:vikings8thgradeearthscience/IMG00302.JPG width="90" height="76"]] ||
 * Permanent Marker || * Did not change || [[image:vikings8thgradeearthscience/IMG00301.JPG width="84" height="82"]] ||
 * __Analysis:__** ( Jennifer)

__** Conclusion: **__ (Bailey)

Our hypothesis was correct. The permanent marker stayed the same throughout capillary action. Below is evidence of this.



Also, we hypothesized that the black Vis-a-vis will change into other colors. Along with the previous hypothesis this one was correct.



And last, for our final hypothesis, we were partially correct. This is because the marker did spread but it didn't fade. it changes colors likewise to the other dot but with different colors spreading. Below is evidence of this.



Although our hypothesis' are close to perfect, there were some errors in the expirement. One major error was the fact that we didn't measure out the amount of the bottom of the filter paper exposed to the water, accurately enough. One suggestion for futue research on the topic would be that you definetly need to measure out your materials very accurately or the expirement will not turn out the way you envision it.