#4 – What must always be included in step 5 of the scientific method? A. List of materials B. Data tables & graphs C. List of procedures D. Educated guess
TODAY I WILL ANSWER…. Can you explain how HEAT affected the amount of lemon juice?
KITCHEN MYTH INVESTIGATION
Ask a Question Will heating a lemon produce more juice??
Make Observations Lemons are yellow; juice is sour; lemons are oval; microwaves cook food; heat produces sweat
Form a Hypothesis If we heat a lemon; then it will produce (more/less) juice
Materials Listed on lab report
Procedures – Changes to lab report 1. Put lemon in ONE plastic cup 2. Find the mass
Procedures – Changes to lab report 1. Wait for Mrs. Kojder to cut lemon 2. Squeeze the lemon juice into cup (remove any seeds) 3. Find the mass of the juice and cup
Procedures – Changes to lab report 1. Get the results from 3 other groups 2. Repeat for microwaved/not- microwaved lemon
Analyze Results 1. Find the percent juice for each lemon 2. Complete bar graph
Normal versus Microwaved Graph the % juice for EACH trial
Conclusion 1. Do you accept or reject your hypothesis? 2. Give proof (from data) why