Dallin was invited to District Science Fair again. All three years that he's done a science fair project, he's been invited to the district level. One year he even made it to the state level, which was a huge thrill for him. Dallin loves science and gets excited about the Science Fair every year - go figure. 
This year he thought of his project idea on his own. He wanted to know which type of carpet is the easiest to clean. At first he was just thinking of shaggy vs. regular carpet, but after talking to a carpet guy, he learned that not only does carpet look different, but residential carpet is either made of nylon or polyester. Both types of carpet are considered "stain resistent". Polyester is naturally stain resistent and is not treated, but nylon IS treated with a stain release chemical. Dallin's hypothesis was that the nylon carpet would clean up better. As it turned out, they were both just as easy to clean, even though the polyester carpet soaked up the stain whereas the nylon carpet did not. It was a great learning experience for Dallin and he did a great job. I can see him being a scientist when he "grows up."
This year he thought of his project idea on his own. He wanted to know which type of carpet is the easiest to clean. At first he was just thinking of shaggy vs. regular carpet, but after talking to a carpet guy, he learned that not only does carpet look different, but residential carpet is either made of nylon or polyester. Both types of carpet are considered "stain resistent". Polyester is naturally stain resistent and is not treated, but nylon IS treated with a stain release chemical. Dallin's hypothesis was that the nylon carpet would clean up better. As it turned out, they were both just as easy to clean, even though the polyester carpet soaked up the stain whereas the nylon carpet did not. It was a great learning experience for Dallin and he did a great job. I can see him being a scientist when he "grows up."
5 comments:
Way to go Dallin!
That's so cool! What a great kid!
Did you get him to clean your carpets?
for my science fair project i did how well do brine shrimp (sea monkeys) grow in diffrent levels of salt
Very impressive, Dallin! What an honor to be chosen from your school.
Love, Centerville Grandma
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