Popcorn Experiment

to try different flavors of popcorn

to test 3 methods of heat transfer

to count kernels

to watch Ms McGann suffer

a random guess

what you change during an experiment

your results

an educated prediction

water in the kernel turns to steam and builds up pressure in the shell

the seed starts to grows in the heat

the heat causes the shell to melt

they are happy!

why does popcorn pop?

why does popcorn burn?

what flavor popcorn is your favorite?

which method will pop the most kernels?

Microwave

Stove

Air Popper

Hair Dryer

Conduction (direct touch)

Convection (hot fluids that rise)

Radiation (waves of energy)

Magic (incendio!)

rise up

sink down

lower the temperature

make a lot of popcorn

The type of popcorn (plain)

The number of kernels (30)

The amount of cook time (3:00)

All of the above

the air popper did not work

all of the kernels in the pan popped

all of the kernels in the microwave popped

conduction, convection, radiation

how long it took the popcorn to pop

how many kernels popped and how many did not

how many people like popcorn

how hot the temperature needed to be to make popcorn