Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Biology test 3

For my biology test
I was supposed to make up two lab sheets

One for myself to do at home,
and the other one for my mentor to do.

Personally, I was really excited about the experiments!

My experiment was testing differences in baking agents 
So I made rolls

I used Yeast, Baking powder and Baking soda

The yeast ones looked the most like rolls
they were light and smooth

But the rolls with the baking powder 
were the best!
If you ever want a great roll, substitute the yeast
for baking powder

As for the baking soda, just stay clear of that....


BUT
for my mentors experiment, it was so awesome, that I have 
to just copy it,
so here it is;

Energy in Flammable Agents 

There are many components that have a different level of energy in them.
In today’s experiment, we are going to be testing the different levels of energy in several components.


Basic Materials
Diesel Gasoline 
Unleaded Gasoline
Whiskey
Beer
A tepurature sensor
LoggerPro
4 test tubes


Procedure 
   Caution--May want to wear goggles in case of explosion 
1. Connect the Temperature Sensor to the computer interface. Prepare LoggerPro.
  --------- Data collection --------
2. Initiate the energy in each component
  A. Using clean test tubes, drop 2 ml of the Diesel Gasoline into one of the test tubes.
  B. Hit ‘Collect’ and watch for 1 minute 
3. When the data collection has finished, click ‘Ok’ or ‘STOP’, and remove the Tempurature Sensor from the bottle. Rinse bottle and dry with a paper towel.
4. Remember to save your latest run.
5. Prepare the following agents.
6. Follow steps 2-4




Questions
1. Is your house still standing?
2. What was the outcome of the Diesel Gasoline?
3. What was the outcome of the Unleaded Gasoline?
4. Are your eyebrows still intact?
5.What was the outcome of the Whiskey?
6. What was the outcome of the Beer?
7. What can we learn from this experiment? 
8. How crazy do your kids think you are now?



Sadly, I didn't get to see the results. But I got a full
100%
so I can't complain too much




So here are my labs!
Enjoy!

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