Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

I'm doing an experiment on how different types of disposable cups degrade when buried under ground, but I can't come up with a hypothosis. Can you help me?

Hi bgood,

What a great topic! It's totally relevant and important for us to understand the environmental effects of disposable items like cups.

Have you taken a look at the Project Guide? This would probably be pretty helpful to you in developing your hypothesis:
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentorin ... esis.shtml

Do you have predictions for what you would see, based on background research that you've done about degradation of disposable cups?

Your topic sounds very similar to this topic:
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentorin ... p010.shtml

Take a look at these materials, do a bit of research, and if you come up with a hypothesis but are unsure about it, feel free to post again and ask us!

Grace