We can link this to a whakatauki that is strength in numbers and so we have been testing how much weight 1-6 strands of spaghetti can hold to test if there is real strength in numbers. So we tested how much 1 strand of spaghetti could hold then 2 strands and so on and so on. Below there is a chart of the results. 
How we did the experiment is we got to desks then separated them 20cm apart then we got a strand of spaghetti and taped each end to the table. Then we got a paper cup and put two holes in the side of it and put a piece of rope through it and tied a knot in each end and bent a paper clip into a hook and put it on the sting. Then once you had that you put the cup/bucket onto the stand and put in little weights and then once it snaped the spaghetti we would weigh the weights on a scale and put it into a table and put the results into a chart.
Hi Morgan
ReplyDeleteInteresting experiment, so what did you find out? Is spaghetti strong enough for something like this? I could imagine it would work with a whole packet but sticks of spaghetti would break didn't they?
Is your graph showing that 30 sticks of spaghetti could hold a cup that weighed 1250 grams? What do the other dots represent?