Wednesday 27 February 2013

How do different brands of Popcorn differ in their popping rate.

Investigation- Difference between Popcorn's popping rate


Equipment
  • Popcorn Maker(Air popper) x1
  • Different brands of popcorn x4
  • Tablespoon x1
  • Bowl x3
  • Stopwatch x1
  • Book x1
  • Pen x1
  • Phone x1



Brand A




Brand B



Brand C













I did some research on the internet and I found some variables to put into my experiment and they are:

  • Independent Variable- The Brands of the Popcorn
  • Dependent Variable- Popping rate of the popcorns measured in second
Controlled Variable:
Popcorn Maker (The temperature of kernels being cooked)
The amount of kernels being put in the Popcorn Maker (1 tablespoon)


How I got my ideas?
I got my  ideas from the suggestion provided in the booklet

Problems
The main problem that occurred for me was that, one of my popcorn brands was used as a snack for a movie just before the experiment was performed.



What was I thinking?
Whether to get kernels or the packaged version?
Should I cook it by microwave or  by the Popcorn maker?
Should I let it cool down before doing trials and make it fair?
What will i do with the popcorn after the Experiment?



23/2 Saturday- I bought 4 different types of popcorn brands (Poppin, Black and Gold, Riveana and Popcorn King). I bought them in kernels instead of the microwavable packaged version and I'm planning to cook it by a popcorn maker rather than a microwave. (I'll upload pictures later)

My hypothesis is that they will pop the pop at the same rate because they are all corn seeds


24/3 Sunday just before i did my experiment, my family decides to eat one of the popcorn brands i planned on testing on, leaving me to only have 3 left for the experiment. I performed the experiment and i will write the results in the booklet. I finished the booklet and read it thoroughly and I plan on putting it on Word Document during the weekdays.



Attempt #1                           Measurements for each pop measured in Seconds
Brand
1st Pop
2nd Pop
3rd Pop
4th Pop
5th Pop
6th Pop
7th Pop
8th Pop
9th Pop
10th Pop
Total (Minutes)
Average  (Minutes
Riaveana
52
54
57
59
60
62
65
66
68
69
10 mins 12 sec
1:01 Mins
Black And Gold
53
56
58    
61
63
66
67
69
70
71
10 mins 34 sec
1:03 Mins
Poppin
50
52
55
57
59
60
62
65
68
69
9 mins  57 sec
0.59 Mins





Attempt #2               Measurements for each pop measured in seconds
Brand
1st Pop
2nd Pop
3rd Pop
4th Pop
5th Pop
6th Pop
7th Pop
8th Pop
9th Pop
10th Pop
Total (Minutes)
Average  (Minutes
Riaveana
52
54
56
58
60
62
64
67
68
69
10 mins 10sec
1:01 Mins
Black And Gold
53
55
58
60
63
65
67
69
71
72
10 mins 33sec
1:03 Mins
Poppin
51
53
55
57
59
60
62
64
65
66
9 mins  52 sec
0.59 Mins



Through my research, I have found that different popcorn brands differ in popcorn rate because



Brand A (Riaveana after experiment)











Brand B (Black and Gold after experiment)



















Brand C (Poppin After Experiment)









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