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GroupMembers:Aniyah,Joseph,MatthewE

Date:4/4/16

Planning an Investigation: Sugar

Nowthatyouhavelearnedalittleabout
macromoleculesandhowsugaris
formedandseparateditisyourgroups
tasktocomeupwithascientific
investigationtolearnmoreaboutsugar
moleculeformation.Wearegoingtolook
atatdifferentsugarsthatweeatandhow
theybuildtheirmolecules.

Investigation Question
:Comeupwithaquestionyouwanttoaskandinvestigateforthis
projectrelatedto
sugarmoleculeformation
.

Doesthetypeofsugarchangethewaythattherockcrystalsform?

Variables and Controls:


Whatvariablewouldyouliketotestinordertoansweryour

question?Whatconditionswillyoukeepconsistentsoyouknowyourvariableisansweringyour
questions?

Controls:Amountofwater,amountofsugar,sizeofcup,stick

Variables:Typeofsugar

Materials
:
Listthematerialsyourgroupwillneedtocarryoutthisinvestigation&collectdata

1cupthatcanholdabout8cups,2cupsofpowderedsugar,2cupsofcanesugar,2cupsof

boilingwater,somethingtostirthewater,1clothespin,and1skewer.


GroupMembers:Aniyah,Joseph,MatthewE

Date:4/4/16

Procedure
:
ListasDETAILEDaspossibletheprocedureforsettingupthisinvestigation,
testingdifferent
variables
,what,when,andhowyouwillbecollectingdata.

Step1:Placethecuponaflatsurface

Step2:Pour2cupsofboilingwaterintothecup

Step3:Measure2cupsofpowderedsugarand2cupsofcanesugar

Step4:Pourthe2cupsofpowderedsugarandthe2cupsofcanesugarintothecupwhile
stirringthewater

Step5:Keepstirringthewateruntilthesugarhasdissolved

Step6:Pintheclothespinontotheskewerandputtheskewerintothesugarwater.(Makesure
theskewerdoesnttouchthebottomofthecup).

Step7:Leavethecuptherebecauserockcandyshouldformontotheskewerinabout710
days.

Data Collection
:
Describethedatayouwanttocollectthatwillhelpyouinvestigateyour

question,describe
when
youwillbecollectingit,
where
youwillbekeepingyourdata,
when
andfor
howlong
youwillbecollectingdata.Youmustalsohaveadatatablewrittenoutand
readytocollectthedata

Oneweeklaternothinghadhappenedtotheskewer.Norockcandyhadformed.Anotherweek

passedanditstartedtomoldbecausethepowderedsugarhasalreadybeenbrokendownso

muchthatitdoesnthavethesamechemicalstructureandcantformrockcrystals.


GroupMembers:Aniyah,Joseph,MatthewE

Date:4/4/16

Results
:
Afterthedatahasbeencollectedyouwilltrytointerpretwhatyourresultsmean,we
willdothisattheendoftheinvestigation.Makeapredictionwhatyouthinkyouwillhappenin
yourinvestigation.

Theseresultssaythatpowderedsugarcantbeformedintorockcandy,itwilljustmoldaftera

fewweeks.Eventhoughwedidhavecanesugarwhichcanmakerockcrystals,thewater
hadnt

beensaturatedenoughsoitcouldntcreaterockcrystals.

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