Mike+and+Matt+(M&M's)

I Think the Dollar Coin will make more of an impact than a penny would.

Could you go back and answer the Feb 9 questions for the project you chose?
 * 1) __DROPPING TO SEE WHICH FALLS FASTER__
 * We used the chip clip because it's probably more accurate than just by hand as they both will fall at the same time
 * Just by watching it was easier to see which one hit first
 * We are not filming it but it was easy to mark where it hits on the foam
 * 1) __DROPPING TO SEE WHICH ONE HITS HARDER__
 * Will you be dropping them onto styrofoam or something else?
 * We will be dropping it on styrofoam to measure the impact
 * What height will you be dropping from?
 * We will be dropping it from the top of the stairwell
 * Will you be able to hit the styrofoam (or whatever you're dropping them onto) from that height?
 * We will be able to hit the styrofoam even if it takes multiple attempts
 * How will you know which one hit harder?
 * The one that will hit harder will leave a bigger dent in the styrofoam
 * 1) __RESEARCHING WEIGHTS AND AREAS__
 * Will you use the Wikipedia articles on the US penny and Sacagawea dollar, or some other website?
 * Wikipedia would probably be the easiest source for information
 * How will you get the area if all the website gives is the diameter?
 * I will use the diameter to find the area
 * Once you have the weights and areas, how will you decide which one falls faster?
 * Using the equation we should be able to plug in the information to find which one falls faster

Upon completing the experiment, we found that the penny both fell faster than and harder than the dollar coin, Arriving sooner and leaving a deeper mark than that of the dollar coin's impact.