There’s Energy in That There’s Energy in That Nut Nut Hannah Rae Hendra Hannah Rae Hendra 3rd Grade, Age 9 3rd Grade, Age 9 April 29, 2007 April 29, 2007 Misawa, Japan Misawa, Japan Scientific Investigation
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There’s Energy in That NutThere’s Energy in That Nut
Hannah Rae HendraHannah Rae Hendra
3rd Grade, Age 93rd Grade, Age 9
April 29, 2007April 29, 2007
Misawa, JapanMisawa, Japan
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ObjectiveObjective
Determine how much energy is in various Determine how much energy is in various types of nuts through heating of water by types of nuts through heating of water by burning the nutsburning the nuts
Perform similar experiment with Perform similar experiment with marshmallowsmarshmallows
Document resultsDocument results Have funHave fun
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Experiment HypothesisExperiment Hypothesis
The brazil nut will burn longest because it is The brazil nut will burn longest because it is the largest.the largest.
Marshmallows will be comparable to the Marshmallows will be comparable to the nuts.nuts.
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ResearchResearch
Internet Google Search provided Several Internet Google Search provided Several Different Experiment TypesDifferent Experiment Types
Keywords: “Science Experiment Nuts”Keywords: “Science Experiment Nuts”– 1,120,000 results in 0.11 seconds1,120,000 results in 0.11 seconds
Chose the following as a basis: Chose the following as a basis: http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/chemistry/institutes/http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/chemistry/institutes/1988/foodheat.html1988/foodheat.html
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ProcedureProcedure
1.1. Measure 50ml of water in beaker.Measure 50ml of water in beaker.
2.2. Pour the water into a metal measuring cup.Pour the water into a metal measuring cup.
3.3. Measure the starting temperature of the water.Measure the starting temperature of the water.
4.4. Position the nut under the water and light it.Position the nut under the water and light it.
5.5. Start the timer and watch for the nut to burn out.Start the timer and watch for the nut to burn out.
6.6. Once the nut is done burning, stop the timer and Once the nut is done burning, stop the timer and record the temperature.record the temperature.
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The Experiment (1)The Experiment (1)
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Precisely Measuring The Water
The Nuts Observing the Process
The Experiment (2)The Experiment (2)
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Precisely Documenting Results
Explaining the Experiment to Inquisitive Neighbors
Experiment Results (1)Experiment Results (1)
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AlmondAlmond WalnutWalnut HazelnutHazelnut
Starting Water TempStarting Water Temp 70 70 ooFF 64 64 ooFF 61 61 ooFF
DurationDuration 4m 23s4m 23s 4m 48s4m 48s 3m 32s3m 32s
Ending Water TempEnding Water Temp 165 165 ooFF 163 163 ooFF 151 151 ooFF
Change in Water TempChange in Water Temp 95 95 ooFF 99 99 ooFF 90 90 ooFF
Experiment Results (2)Experiment Results (2)
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PeanutPeanut BrazilBrazil CashewCashew
Starting Water TempStarting Water Temp 60 60 ooFF 62 62 ooFF 57 57 ooFF
DurationDuration 2m 40s2m 40s 11m 57s11m 57s 3m 10s3m 10s
Ending Water TempEnding Water Temp 134 134 ooFF 194 194 ooFF 154 154 ooFF
Change in Water TempChange in Water Temp 74 74 ooFF 132 132 ooFF 97 97 ooFF
Experiment Results (3)Experiment Results (3)
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Miniature Miniature MarshmallowMarshmallow
Standard Standard MarshmallowMarshmallow
Starting Water TempStarting Water Temp 56 56 ooFF 55 55 ooFF
DurationDuration 18s18s 50s50s
Ending Water TempEnding Water Temp 64 64 ooFF 76 76 ooFF
Change in Water TempChange in Water Temp 8 8 ooFF 21 21 ooFF
Final ObservationsFinal Observations The nuts burned for a long time.The nuts burned for a long time. The brazil nut burned the longest.The brazil nut burned the longest. The marshmallows didn’t do much.The marshmallows didn’t do much. The brazil nut had the most energy.The brazil nut had the most energy. The peanut had the least energy.The peanut had the least energy. The size of the nuts varied.The size of the nuts varied. This experiment was exciting.This experiment was exciting.
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