Is this project grade appropriate?

[cottoncandy101]

Hi. I want to do a project that will get me far, or at least, I would like it to be considered "advanced"
I have one idea if "temperature affects diaper absorption of salt water"
Is this a good project? I am in 10th grade. Is there any way to make the project a bit more advanced? Thanks!

[koppol]

There is some information about your project in Science Buddies:
https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science- ... p035.shtml

The degree of difficulty set up for the lab the way is described is 6-7 (it deals with salts not with temperature)
I think your idea is very good and applicable to real life since people live in different environments (tropics, high up in the mountains where it is cold, etc). I think it will be appropriate for your level. It is important that you set up your experiment with enough replicates and the proper variables. That will define whether your project will be considered more “advanced”. The absorbance of the superabsorbent polymers depends on the temperature.
You need to have a set of temperatures with a broad range (from cold to hot), including the temperature of the body ~37oC which is the temperature at which urine is release (internal temperature of a person) and room temperature. You can accomplish this by setting up some boxes with light bulbs and regulating the temperature with the height of the bulb. Make sure you use non-flammable boxes. If you have an incubator available that will be great but not likely.

Some links that may help you

http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/Courses/ce43 ... apers.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superabsorbent_polymer