Paper money for Monopoly (version B)

This task is about using evidence to answer questions about properties of paper.
 
 A class of Year 6 students are creating a Samoan version of Monopoly. They would like to copy Samoan money but cannot decide on which paper to use in their game. In order to make the 'right' decision, students decided to carry out some science investigations on different types of paper
a)
Students planned and carried out four investigations on the properties of paper. Their results are provided in the following table. They rated each property using a scale: 1  2  3  4  5.  Where 1 = poor, and 5 = good.  
 
Use the information from the table to answer the following questions about the properties of paper.
 
 
Investigation
Photocopier
paper
 Newsprint
Drawing
paper
Butcher (craft)
paper
Thin
card
Grease absorbency
 3 5 2-3 1 1-3
Durability
 4 1 3-4 4-5 3
Bendable
 4 5 3 2-3 1
See through
 2 5 1 1 1

Question

i)  Which paper absorbs the least amount of grease?

    • Photocopier paper

    • Newsprint

    • Drawing paper

    • Butcher (craft) paper

    • Thin card

Question

ii)  Which paper is the most durable?

    • Photocopier paper

    • Newsprint

    • Drawing paper

    • Butcher (craft) paper

    • Thin card

Question

iii)  Which paper is easy to bend?

    • Photocopier paper

    • Newsprint

    • Drawing paper

    • Butcher (craft) paper

    • Thin card

Question

iv)  Which paper(s) can be photocopied on both sides without showing through on the other side?
      You can select more than one option

    • Photocopier paper

    • Newsprint

    • Drawing paper

    • Butcher (craft) paper

    • Thin card

Question

b)  i)  If the class used all the data collected in the table, which paper should the students use to make their monopoly money?

    • Photocopier paper

    • Newsprint

    • Drawing paper

    • Butcher (craft) paper

    • Thin card

ii) Explain to the students why they should use the paper described in 'i)' above.

Question

c)  i)  If you carried out the investigations, is it likely your results would be exactly the same as those in the chart?

    • YES

    • NO

ii) Explain your answer.

Question 1Change answer

iii)  If scientists are to make a decision about Monopoly money, which of the following ideas are useful when they plan their investigations for the same questions? 
Investigation Ideas
Use different paper colours for each test UsefulNot usefulDon't know
Keep the paper the same size for each test UsefulNot usefulDon't know
Repeat the test lots of times for each paper UsefulNot usefulDon't know
Same person will collect the data for each test UsefulNot usefulDon't know
Keep the paper the same thickness for each test UsefulNot usefulDon't know
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