Balloon Experiment Tracker
Check out the experiments we are sending up to near space! The students sending these experiments have created their own hypotheses, but would you guess that something different will happen?
Students are creating their hypotheses around what will happen to a certain material in the environment at 110,000 ft. Here is what it's like up there:
TEMPERATURE: -80 degrees C (average) PRESSURE: 1/100 of sea level (basically a vacuum) RADIATION LEVEL: High (no ozone layer)
So what do you think will happen?
ACTUAL DATA!
TEMPERATURE RANGE: -57.5 C to +36 C PRESSURE RANGE: 82,000 Pa to 50 Pa MAX ALTITUDE: ~65,000 ft
Students are creating their hypotheses around what will happen to a certain material in the environment at 110,000 ft. Here is what it's like up there:
TEMPERATURE: -80 degrees C (average) PRESSURE: 1/100 of sea level (basically a vacuum) RADIATION LEVEL: High (no ozone layer)
So what do you think will happen?
ACTUAL DATA!
TEMPERATURE RANGE: -57.5 C to +36 C PRESSURE RANGE: 82,000 Pa to 50 Pa MAX ALTITUDE: ~65,000 ft
Name |
Weight |
Question |
Hypothesis |
Conclusion |
Jespyn Bishop |
3.3g |
Will there be enough moisture in the atmosphere to dissolve a dinosaur capsule? |
If there is a lot of water in the atmosphere, then the capsule will dissolve because moisture will get inside the ball and will stay in there. |
The capsules did not dissolve which means that there was no moisture that got to it. Next time I will try without the capsules. |
Madison Gallivan |
2.1g |
Will matches light differently after being in space than the ones that remain on Earth? |
I think that they will light differently because of the vacuum and temperature. |
No conclusion returned |
Marley Tremmel |
2.1 |
How will a contact lens react to extreme air pressure and elevations? |
I think that when the contact lens is in the stratosphere it will shrink and the liquid in the case will evaporate or freeze. |
The contact dissolved in the liquid. |
Abigail Zadorozny |
3.1 |
What will happen when I send a popcorn kernel into near space? |
I think that it will pop but then become hard because it is so cold. |
No conclusion returned |
Bella Flores |
? |
Does sending a crayon 110,000ft up affect its physical state? |
The crayon will melt or crack because of the low and high temperatures. |
No conclusion returned |
David Hunter |
5.8 |
What will happen to a circuit board as altitude increases? |
I think that the light bulbs will implode as the height increases because of the cosmic rays and low temps. |
No conclusion returned |
Blake Pfannenstiel |
9.1 |
How does atmospheric pressure affect a marshmallow? |
The marshmallow will grow to twice its size. |
Nothing happened to the marshmallow. |
Miranda Gormley |
4.7 |
What would happen to a magnesium tablet in near space? |
It would most likely shrink and leak out a little because the air will be vacuumed out causing them to be less pressure. |
No conclusion returned |
Amy Moua |
2.7 |
What would happen if I sent a small light bulb into near space? |
Nothing will happen to it because when things go into space it might take out the oxygen but the light should not contain oxygen. |
No conclusion returned |
Ben Vu |
4.6 |
What would happen to a piece of candy in near space? |
I think that it will melt. |
No conclusion returned |
Quincy Buffington |
12.6 |
How will popcorn kernels, goldfish, radish seeds, and a digital watch be affected by high altitude? |
I don't think much will happen to the food but the watch will freeze up and the time will be slow. |
The gold fish and marshmallow taste terrible, they both had a slight minty flavor. The rest seems to be the same. |
Leah Fleming |
3.2 |
Will chocolate chips melt and popcorn kernels pop in near space? |
The chocolate chips will melt and the popcorn will pop. |
No conclusion returned |
Devin Bathauer |
4.2 |
Not turned in |
Not turned in |
No conclusion returned |
Kyra Fritz |
2.7 |
How does sending seeds into near space affect their growth? |
If seeds are sent into near space then their growth time will increase because they have been exposed to lack of oxygen. |
No conclusion returned |
Adam Kotzian |
7.6 |
Will putty change properties in space? |
I believe that the putty will expand in near space. |
The putty hardened and discolored to a gray color. |
Mathias Gonazles Wagner |
4.4 |
What happens to a chia seed at 110,000ft |
When the chia seeds are planted they will be different with different physical properties. |
No conclusion returned |
Sydney Markham Gallegos |
10.1 |
Will the growth of a flower seed change when sent into near space? |
Nothing will change with the growth or look of the flower. |
The seeds changed color from a light tan to a dark gray color. But I still have to plant the seeds and compare growth. |
Ella Fritzke |
15.1 |
What will happen to popcorn kernels in near space? |
I think that it will either pop or indent on itself. |
The popcorn kernels did nothing and look the same as kernels on the ground. |
Lauryn Munsch |
2.5 |
Will adding tin foil to my experiment help my popcorn kernels gain heat so they can pop? |
I predict that the popcorn kernels will either pop fully or partially pop in near space because friction will trigger heat and that will transfer to the tin foil. |
Nothing happened to my popcorn kernels :-( |
Jackson Vaughn |
13.6 |
What happens to chocolate when it goes into space? |
I think that the chocolate will turn white because of the temperature change. |
The chocolate melted and then hardened again. |
Jake Hangartner |
2.0 |
What will happen to a marshmallow in near space? |
I think that the marshmallow will expand at this high altitude. |
No conclusion returned |
Tyler Frydenlund |
11.6 |
Will a marshmallow and M&M melt in near space? |
They will melt because they are closer to the sun. |
The marshmallow and M and Ms melted and changed color slightly. |
Emily Sharp |
4.4 |
How will salt react in near space? |
I think that it will fizzle. |
Nothing happened to the salt. It was not affected by the cold temperatures or lack of pressure. |
Gregory Oenes |
2.5 |
Not turned in |
Not turned in |
No conclusion returned |
Skye Vigil |
4.1 |
Will glass shatter in the pressure of near space? |
I think that the glass will shatter or react to the pressure in near space because the pressure inside will be high when in the low pressure of space. |
No conclusion returned |
Oliver Buffington |
13.9 |
What will happen to rice at that temperature? |
The rice will freeze. |
No conclusion returned |
Jack Thurston |
6.0 |
Not turned in |
Not turned in |
No conclusion returned |
Nolan Brosch |
1.9 |
Will popcorn pop in space? |
I think that it will if it gets too cold. |
The popcorn kernel didn't pop because it was too cold, -70F. |
Layton Romine |
2.1 |
Not turned in |
Not turned in |
No conclusion returned |
Tanner Spencer |
Value |
What will happen to the orange when it reaches the highest point? |
If the altitude increases then the size of the orange will decrease because of the pressure on it making it smaller. |
No conclusion returned |
Bailey Gilliam |
9.4 |
Not turned in |
Not turned in |
No conclusion returned |
Noah Edwards |
2.7 |
Will industrial adhesive still stick after extreme cold, vacuum, and cosmic rays? |
I believe that the adhesive will no longer work or stick. |
No conclusion returned |
Piper Ihm |
1.5 |
What will happen to slime in near space? |
I think that the chemical make up of the slime will change and it will become more liquid or solid. |
The slime returned much stickier and leaves a residue on your hands. |
Avin Wells |
3.9 |
How does the environment in near space affect a hard shell piece of gum? |
No hypothesis |
No conclusion returned |
Paul Schuster |
5.9 |
Will exposure to extreme temps and pressure affect the volume of a belemnite fossil? |
Exposure of a mineral replacement animal fossil to extremely low pressure and temperature along with zero humidity and absence of atmosphere will affect the molecular structure of the fossil, possibly breaking it down, changing its color, and concoidal /radial crystalline appearance resulting in a change in volume or loss in mass due to breakdown. |
No conclusion returned |
Holly Smith |
2.5 |
I wonder if a marshmallow will melt or stay the same. |
The marshmallow will stay the same because it will be so cold that it would freeze. |
No conclusion returned |
Sydney Bales |
1.7 |
What would happen to a popcorn kernel when it reaches near space? |
It will pop because of temperature and pressure. |
The popcorn kernel did not pop. The kernel seems to be unchanged. |
Benedict Antonius |
2.2 |
Will black beans harden or soften in near space? |
I think they will stay the same because they leave at a certain hardness, then the temp gets cold and they harden, then the temp gets warm when they are on the ground and they will return to the same state. |
No conclusion returned |
Comic Book |
4.0 |
Under review |
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Black Tape/Green Tape |
7.6 |
Under review |
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Gray Duct Tape |
12.7 |
Under review |