Blog 5b: Science Fair Proposal

1.) Mexican Folk Art
2.) There are many different ways of making paper mache and I want to know which technique is the best for paper mache. " Ideally, the best Paper Mache would be made with natural ingredients only, in order to be healthier, and not dependent on a highly specialized industry." - Mathien Rene August 21, 2010
3.) If I use the method of shredded newspaper to make paper mache, then it will be reliable than the other methods.
4.) I am planning to find all the paper mache mixture and determining which one is the best. I will be making each mixture and form each of them into a sheet of paper, I will repeat the same procedures for the other mixtures and make sure the sheets are the same size. I will then place it at the end of to table so I can be able to use a tool the calculates the force in Newtons. I will place it on the papier mache and pull to see how much force it takes to break the papier mache. I will do this for all the three methods 10 times and detremine which one is stronger.
5.) Biochem or Chemistry

Blog 9: Working EQ and Possible Answers

1.) What makes a folk art piece stand out from others?
2.) I am not going to revise my EQ at this time.
3.) The techniques that different folk artist use in their art, the colors and if they are originals.