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    This document outlines a student group's plan to calculate how long it would take different numbers of people to eat the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters. The group will calculate the volume of Stay Puft's body parts, determine how many marshmallows could fit inside, and use data on marshmallow consumption rates to estimate eating times for individuals and groups. They developed dimensions for each body part, calculated volumes using geometry formulas, and found the total volume which equals over 200 million marshmallows. Testing consumption rates of volunteers found an average of 13 marshmallows per minute. Dividing the total by this rate gives an estimate of 29.7 years for one person to eat Stay Puft alone.

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    This document outlines a student group's plan to calculate how long it would take different numbers of people to eat the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters. The group will calculate the volume of Stay Puft's body parts, determine how many marshmallows could fit inside, and use data on marshmallow consumption rates to estimate eating times for individuals and groups. They developed dimensions for each body part, calculated volumes using geometry formulas, and found the total volume which equals over 200 million marshmallows. Testing consumption rates of volunteers found an average of 13 marshmallows per minute. Dividing the total by this rate gives an estimate of 29.7 years for one person to eat Stay Puft alone.

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    This document outlines a student group's plan to calculate how long it would take different numbers of people to eat the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters. The group will calculate the volume of Stay Puft's body parts, determine how many marshmallows could fit inside, and use data on marshmallow consumption rates to estimate eating times for individuals and groups. They developed dimensions for each body part, calculated volumes using geometry formulas, and found the total volume which equals over 200 million marshmallows. Testing consumption rates of volunteers found an average of 13 marshmallows per minute. Dividing the total by this rate gives an estimate of 29.7 years for one person to eat Stay Puft alone.

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    This document outlines a student group's plan to calculate how long it would take different numbers of people to eat the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters. The group will calculate the volume of Stay Puft's body parts, determine how many marshmallows could fit inside, and use data on marshmallow consumption rates to estimate eating times for individuals and groups. They developed dimensions for each body part, calculated volumes using geometry formulas, and found the total volume which equals over 200 million marshmallows. Testing consumption rates of volunteers found an average of 13 marshmallows per minute. Dividing the total by this rate gives an estimate of 29.7 years for one person to eat Stay Puft alone.

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    MarshmallowProblem

    AidanO,CaelG,CameronB,MaggieW,RileyV,
    AllieB,CharlesR,GraceW,KarrS,TrevorB

    IdentifyTheProblem
    Problem:
    Forthisdomain,wewillresearchanddiscoverusingourgeometricskillstofinda
    solutiontohowlongitwouldtakeforagroupofstudentstoeatMr.StayPuft.
    Questionstothinkabout:

    Whototest(us,othersinourclass,othersinthegrade?

    HowmanymarshmallowswouldfitinMr.StayPuft?

    Whatmarshmallowswillweuseforourexperiment?

    HowbigisMr.StayPuft?

    Ghostbusterstakesplacein
    NewYorkCity
    Person,andSarahZhang."HowNYCWouldRespondtoanActualStayPuftMarshmallowManAttack."

    Gizmodo
    .28Aug.2014.Web.29Apr.2016.

    RecognizeParameters
    MarshmallowMandimensions:

    About2,000tonsor3,870,000lbs

    112.5fttall

    Heightinstories(forbuildingontheleft):
    9.59storiestall

    Cylindertypeshape
    v=r
    2
    h

    Width37.5feet(112.53)

    DevelopPlan

    Weneedtofindthevolumeofeachpartofhisbodyseparatelysoweneedtofigureout
    howmanystoriesareinthebuildingnexttohimandhowtalleachstoryis

    WhenwehaveallthevolumesofthedifferentsectionsofMr.StayPuftwelladdupall
    thevolumestogetthetotalvolumeofMr.StayPuft

    WecanmodelthisproblemonSketchupbycreatinga3dimensionalmarshmallow
    man

    ConductResearch
    BodyPartdimensions:

    Headabout22.5feet( 112.5 5 )1.918storiestall,26.25feetwide( 22.5 116 )

    Legsabout37.5(112.53)feetwideand28.125feettallDontDelete,DontUse

    Legs(UpperPart)about6.5625feettall( 22.52 ),26.25feetwidesamewidthashead

    Legs(lowerPart)about3.28125feettallaboutthesameheightofupperpart,about
    19.6875Aboutoftheupperpartoftheleg

    Bodyabout48.75feettall( 22.5 216 ),48.75feetwide( 22.5 216 )

    Arm(UpperPart)about6.5625feettall( 22.52 ),26.25feetwidesamesizeaslegs

    Arm(lowerPart)about6.5625feettallaboutthesameheightofupperpart

    HandsRadius3.28

    Feetabout3.28125feettall,13.125feetwideabouthalfoftheUpperLeg

    RoughEstimateofVolume: 37.5 2 = 18.75 18.752 = 351.5625

    351.5625 112.5 = 39550.78125 39550.78125 = 39550.78125


    39550.78125 = 124252.443819

    Wherethebuildingsarelocatedaroundthestaypuftman?

    55CentralParkWest,NewYork,NY

    Buildingtotheleftis223

    Buildingtotheleftis19stories

    Onestoryonbuildingtotheleft11.737fttall 223 19 11.737

    Mr.StayPuft9.59storiestall 112.5 11.737 9.59

    Mr.StayPuftiswalkingdownbroadwaytowardsthecolumbuscircle.

    ModifyDesign
    Willneedtheapplication/toolcalledSketchUptocreatea3dmodelofMr.
    StayPuft
    VolumeofBodyParts
    BodyParts

    Volume

    How

    Head
    (Cylinder)

    12,176.74ft

    [ V = Bh ] V = h(r2)
    V = 22.5(13.1252)
    V = 22.5(172.265625)
    V 22.5(541.19) V 12176.74

    7103.098039
    or
    7103.1ft

    V=h (r2)

    Arms(TopPart)

    (Cylinder)

    V= 6.5625 ( 13.125ft2)
    V = 6.5625(172.265625)
    V = 6.5625(541.188422)
    V = 3551.549019

    Arms(LowerPart)
    (Cylinder)

    1997.746323
    or

    1997.7ft3

    V=h (r2)
    V = 6.5625(9.843752)
    V = 6.5625(96.9941406)
    V = 6.5625(304.4184873)
    V = 1, 997.746323

    Legs(TopPart)
    (Cylinder)

    7,103.098039
    or
    7,103.1ft

    V=h (r2) (Oneleg)

    Legs(LowerPart)
    (Cylinder)


    998.873161453125 ft3
    Or
    998.8 ft3

    V= 6.5625 ( 13.125ft2)
    V = 6.5625(172.265625)
    V = 6.5625(541.188422)
    V = 3551.549019
    V=h (r2)
    V = 3.28125(9.843752)
    V = 3.28125(96.9941406)
    V = 3.28125(304.4184873)
    V = 998.873161453125


    Body
    (Sphere)

    3
    93189.33ft

    [ V = 43r3 ]
    V = 4324.3753
    V = 4314482.18
    V = 4314482.18
    V = 60662.8

    Hands
    (Sphere)

    147.98 ft3

    V = 34 r3)
    V = 433.283
    V = 4335.287552
    V = 43110.8591141263678
    V = 147.8121521684904

    Feet
    (Cylinder)

    443.9436274 ft3
    Or
    443.9 ft3

    V = h(r2
    V = 3.28125(6.56252)
    V = 3.28125(43.06640625)
    V = 3.28125(135.2971055)
    V = 443.9436274

    Marshmallow
    (Cylinder)

    1.227184630308513in3
    1,440marshmallowsper ft3

    V=h (r2)
    V = 1( 0.6252)
    V = 1( 0.390625)
    V = 1(1.227184630308513)
    V = 1.227184630308513in3

    TotalVolumeOfMr.Stay
    Puft

    140,955.13ft

    Addupallofthevolumeofeachbody
    part,andsomeofthemyouhavetoadd
    twicebecausetheretwoofthem

    Howmanymarshmallows
    fitinMr.StayPuft

    202,975,200marshmallows

    1, 440140955.13

    15613476.92minutes
    260224.6154hours
    10842.69231days
    29.71years

    MarshmallowsinMr.StayPuftdivided
    by13marshmallowspermin.Then
    dividedthatby60togethowlongitwill
    takeinhours,thendividedthatby24to
    getnumberofdaysandthendividethat
    by365togetyears(NOTCOUNTING
    LEAPYEAR)

    Howlongitwouldtake2
    peopletoeatMr.StayPuft

    14.855years

    Divide
    29.71
    by2togethowlongitwill
    takefor2peopletoeathim

    Howlongitwouldtake3
    peopletoeatMr.StayPuft

    9.9years

    Divide
    29.71
    by3togethowlongitwill
    takefor3peopletoeathim

    Howlongitwouldtake4
    peopletoeatMr.StayPuft

    7.43years

    Divide
    29.71
    by4togethowlongitwill
    takefor4peopletoeathim

    Howlongitwouldtake1
    persontoeatMr.StayPuft


    TestDesign
    Measurementsofthemarshmallow1hin1ind

    Howlongittakesforpeopletoeatmarshmallows
    People

    MarshmallowsEatenin1min.

    (FifthGrade)DominicRhodehamel

    16

    (FifthGrade)LaniHolliger

    10

    (SixthGrade)EliShelton

    (SixthGrade)TaylorGray

    12

    (SeventhGrade)ReganWeaver

    14

    (SeventhGrade)IsaacSmith

    (EighthGrade)AustinCutarelli

    12

    (EighthGrade)ArayaMusselman

    16

    (Teacher)Mrs.Miller

    10

    (Teacher)Mr.Lecklider

    14

    (Teacher)Mr.Timmerman

    22

    (Teacher)Mrs.Tegtmeyer

    14

    Total:154

    Average:13

    1min=13m60min=780m24hrs=18,720m

    Presentation
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    THANKSTODANNY&AUQUICUfortheColumbuscircleandtheStayPuftManreference
    model.

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