Melted Chocolate Science Experiment - 1030 Words

July 21, 2013 Introduction to Scientific Thought: Science Experiment Project Introduction My wife and I love to cook and especially love to make sweet things. Every year around late April or early May, we travel past Marble Falls to Sweet Berry Farms and hand pick strawberries to make our favorite sweet treats. My wife is somewhat of an expert in the making of strawberry jam and I dabble in desserts made with chocolate; strawberries dipped in milk, dark, and white chocolate are my personal favorites. I am not a professionally trained chef and don’t know much about how foods react to and inter-act with each other in a culinary or scientific manner, all I know is I really like to dip things in chocolate. My problem I had was that my†¦show more content†¦The independent variables are the following: * Boiling temperature of 1  ½ cups of tap water (Fahrenheit) * 3  ½ oz. of each type of chocolate * Same pot, containers, and thermometer used in a consistent manner The dependent variables are the following: * The amount of time each chocolate spends in the boiling water * How long the thermometer is kept in each type of chocolate * When each temperature is taken Experimental Methods Materials needed for the experiment: * 1 - 1 Quart Boiling Pot * 1 – Burner or heat source to boil water * 1 - 2 Cup Measuring Cup * 1 - 1  ½ cups of Tap Water * 1 – Pair of Tongs * 3 – 12 oz. Containers * 1 – 3  ½ oz. Lindt White Chocolate * 1 – 3  ½ oz. Lindt Milk Chocolate * 1 – 3  ½ oz. Lindt 70% Dark Chocolate * 1 – Cooking Thermometer * 1 – Towel to wipe thermometer The experiment will consist of the following steps: 1- Place 1  ½ cups of tap water into 1 quart boiling pot 2- Turn burner on high 3- Place 1 quart boiling pot on burner 4- Place 3  ½ oz. of each chocolate into the 12 oz. containers 5- Place 3  ½ oz. container of White chocolate into boiling pot as it is heating up 6- Bring 1  ½ cups of tap water to a boil 7- Keep the container of White chocolate in boiling water until it is fully melted 8- Remove the container of White chocolate fromShow MoreRelatedWhat Makes A Science Activity For Each Age Range1463 Words   |  6 Pages18 months to 2 years - Wet sand play, ice cube water play and washing dolls’ clothes and hanging them up to dry. 3 years to 5 years - planting a sunflower seed and watching it grow, making chocolate crispy cakes and finding out about floating and sinking in the water tray. 1.2. 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