The students conducted an experiment to test which soil sample absorbed the most water. They collected soil from different locations and measured how much water each absorbed after being soaked for an hour. The data showed that the soil from the middle of Hanging Rock and sand both absorbed 35ml of water, more than the other soil samples. Therefore, the conclusion was that the soil from the middle of Hanging Rock and the sand absorbed the most water in the experiment.

1. T H A T T H E S O I L F R O M M I D D L E O F H A N G I N G R O C K
H O L D S T H E M O S T WA T E R
HYPOTHESIS
By :
Kat, Asha-Mae, Amber, Annie, Campbell

2. PROCEDURE
• Get enough plastic cups so there is one for each sample.
• Label each cup with one type of soil.
• Photograph each soil sample and write dot points on what it looks
like, feels like and its colour.
• Fill each cup with its matching sample.
• Fill each cup with 150ml of cold water.
• Leave next to each other in a cupboard for an hour.
• When the hour is up take them out of the cupboard at the same time.
• Place one cloth over each up.
• Prepare the measuring cup.
• Turn over first cup and drain water into the measuring cups.
• Measure and write down data.
• Rinse measuring cup and repeat step for remaining three cups.
• Once they’re all measured and data has been collected figure out the
cup that drained the least amount of water.
• The cup which drained the least water is the one that is most absorbent.

3. OBSERVATIONS
Red Dirt - dark , rough ,
earthy smell, particles,
cake mixture
The top of Hanging Rock soil - smooth, dry, very fine, light, light brown
Sand - rough, light,
fluffy, prickly, dry,
crumbled cookies,
white colour
Middle of Hanging Rock soil - soft, cold, damp,
moist, dark brown

4. DATA
Red Dirt – Absorbed 20ml,
left 30ml
Middle of Hanging Rock – Absorbed 35ml, left 15ml
Top of Hanging Rock – Didn’t absorb any, the dirt
was dry, 50ml left
Sand – Absorbed 35ml, left 15ml

5. CONCLUSION
The soil from the middle of Hanging Rock and the
sand from Newham P.S absorbed the most water in
an hour and a half.
Both samples managed to absorb 35ml.