ICE CREAM

LAB

The Chemistry of
Ice Cream
WARNINGS
 This activity is meant to be enjoyed; however, we need to
respect our classmates and classroom, so there are a few
rules:
 Follow instructions carefully! If
you mess up, you DO NOT GET TO
START OVER!!
 If you are wasting materials or
playing around, you will not be able
to participate anymore.
 Clean up your mess when you are
done, or food/candy will not be
given in class anymore.
MATERIALS/INGREDIENTS

 1 large ziploc bag

 1 small ziploc bag
 ¼ cup sugar
 ½ cup whole milk
 ½ cup cream
 ¼ teaspoon vanilla
 2 cups ice
 ½ cup salt
PURPOSE

The purpose of making ice

cream in Chemistry class is
to see the phase change from
liquid to solid as well as if
the experiment is an
endothermic or an
exothermic reaction.
HYPOTHESIS
 Making ice cream is an example
of ___________, a phase change.
 Melting, Freezing, Sublimation,
Condensation, Deposition, Boiling

 Making ice cream is an example

of an ________ reaction.
 Endothermic, exothermic
DATA TABLE
Describe what happens as you
shake the ingredients:
1.
2.
3.
INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1: Get 1 LARGE Ziploc
Bag and 1 SMALL Ziploc bag
from Mrs. Schabilion and go
to stations.
Step 2: In the SMALL bag,
add ¼ cup of sugar
Step 3: In the SMALL bag,
add ½ cup of whole milk
Step 4: In the SMALL bag,
add ½ cup of cream
Step 5: In the SMALL bag,
add ¼ teaspoon of vanilla.
SEAL THE BAG
TIGHTLY!! (Get all air
out)
Step 6: In the LARGE bag,
add 2 cups of ice and ½
NEXT STEPS
7. Place the SMALL bag INTO the
LARGE bag and seal the large
bag tightly (make sure there is
as little air in the bag as
possible.
8. Holding the large bag by the top
seal, gently rock the bag from
side to side. Do not hold the
bag in your hands—it will be
cold enough to cause tissue
9. Continue rocking the bag
until the contents of the
quart bag have solidified
(10-15 minutes)
10. When done, empty ice in
bucket, return large bag to
Mrs. Schabilion
11. Cut small bag on corner,
divide for partners!!
CONCLUSION

1.) Was your hypothesis

correct?
2.) What happened to the
sugar?
What caused the liquid
(milk) to change to a solid
(ice cream)?
3.) Although it physically
looks different, is your ice
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