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Planninganinvestigationsugar Evans
Planninganinvestigationsugar Evans
Date:4/4/16
Nowthatyouhavelearnedalittleabout
macromoleculesandhowsugaris
formedandseparateditisyourgroups
tasktocomeupwithascientific
investigationtolearnmoreaboutsugar
moleculeformation.Wearegoingtolook
atatdifferentsugarsthatweeatandhow
theybuildtheirmolecules.
Investigation Question
:Comeupwithaquestionyouwanttoaskandinvestigateforthis
projectrelatedto
sugarmoleculeformation
.
Doesthetypeofsugarchangethewaythattherockcrystalsform?
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.