Science of the arts

Aim: I want to find out which kinds of wood can burn faster or what one can last the longest.

Research: I'll find out with two different methods. One of them is to measure how long it takes for it to burn until completely incinerated by flames. The other is to see how quickly the wood is engulfed by flames. Here is a quick video explaining oak trees.
Facts About Oak

Equipment:

• Softwood such as pine, spruce, cedar or fir.
• Hard wood e.g: oak,hickory and maple.
• Bunsen burner.
• Metal plate.
• Stop watch.

Method:
The first thing to do with this experiment is to cut the wood into 1 inch pieces. Place a metal plate with one of the blocks of wood set on it and ignite the Bunsen burner then start the timing process. Once the plates heat is equal to the woods combustion temperature the wood will soon burst into flames. Straight after that, quickly turn off the heat and note the time on your watch. Continue timing and watching until the block of wood is completely burned. Use this same process with the remaining remaining pieces of wood.

Results: This experiment was not completed since I didn't ask for permission of the tools I required. However I managed to collect a range of different types of wood that I could burn to see the span of time it took to completely burn.

Discussion: I have failed to finish my experiment since I did not ask for permission of the use of the equipment I needed. When I was collecting different kinds