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PROJECT INFORMATION
SCIENCE CATEGORY: Earth/Engery/Environmental Sciences
TYPE OF PROJECT: Experiment
PROJECT GRADE: 4-6
TEAM SIZE: 1
LANGUAGE:
English
A SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT: The purpose of this experiment is to find out what type of liquid, with different pH’s, break down limestone the most (limestone erosion).
SOFTWARE TOOLS USED: Webpage Software
SOURCE OF THE IDEAS FOR THE PROJECT:
Inspiration was Lynda Bloom, a geologist, which is what I want to be when I grow up. We discussed possible ideas and thought it would make a good science project to investigate.
AWARDS WON:
3rd Place Mountain View Public School Science Fair – Grade 5
2nd Place Simcoe County Science and Engineering Fair –Grade 4-6, Earth and Environment subject area
The purpose of this experiment is to find out what type of liquid, with different pH’s, break down limestone the most (limestone erosion).
In order to discover which liquid causes the most erosion of limestone, 3 different liquids, hydrochloric acid, vinegar and water, will be poured over limestones. The liquids will evaporate over time. The percentage of material dissolved in each liquid will be calculated.
It would be expected that hydrochloric acid (the strongest acid, pH of 1) would break down the limestone the most, leaving more residue than vinegar and water.
Since Collingwood was built on top of limestone, if acid rain continues, Collingwood and ski hills could be destroyed. The limestone would breakdown causing the rock to erode. The ski hills could erode so much, that they become unsafe to ski on. Thousand of people could lose jobs in the ski and service industry. Tourism is a large industry (money maker) for the people of Collingwood and the Town of Blue Mountains. If the ski industry were to disappear, the jobs would disappear as well.