Final Ice Cream Stage Mixing Ice Cream Stage Liquid Ice Cream Stage | What Happened: Me and Nayeli's experiment turned out better than I expected. Our goal was to study the changes of matter through ice cream, and measure the ingredients using the metric system. We searched up the ingredients for making vanilla ice cream which converted to the Metric system was 240 mL of milk, 180 mL of sugar, a pinch of salt, and 15 mL of pure vanilla extract. The mixture was then put in the fridge overnight. The next day, we poured the mix into the ice cream maker in class and observed as the mixture slowly turned from a liquid to more of a solid. The mixture was correct and the ice cream tasted good, but it turned out more creamy rather than frozen. Looking Beyond: The mixture started out as a liquid, but when it was poured into the machine, the liquid spun around slowly and gained more of a defined shape as the time went by. So it changed from a liquid state to more of a solid state, but we turned off the machine early which made the ice cream creamy rather than frozen. The molecular motion of the ice cream was slow because since the temperature of ice cream is low, the molecular activity is low. Looking Inward: I think the results could've been better, but I'm still satisfied with the way things turned out. However, I think the reason why the results weren't as good was because we turned of the ice cream maker off too early due to our inexperience with making ice cream. Looking Outward: I worked with Nayeli, and I think we collaborated very well. She had the ingredients for the ice cream mix so she made the mix, and I converted the measurements to the metric system. Then, we poured the ice cream in the machine and distributed samples to the rest of our class. It was cool to have everyone in the class gather around our project and look at it in awe thinking, "Wow, they really did make ice cream!" Looking Forward: If I could do this again, I would make a bigger portion since the class ate a lot of it, and I would leave the ice cream maker on a little longer and taste the ice cream every now and then to see if it was frozen or not. I would pick Nayeli as a partner again because she's a very hard working and productive team mate. If there was a way to continue different experiments on the same project, I would definitely do this again because making my own ice cream made me feel independent and was fun. Now, I can buy my own ice cream making machine and have the knowledge to produce my own ice cream at home with different flavors and mixtures. The possibilities are endless, and it's all because of one project in chemistry. |
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