Chocolate Melt Faster Essay

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Although many of us enjoy consuming chocolate, it is not very often that we stop and consider the process that takes place before it melts in our mouths. Food science is a complex and fascinating subject, which encompasses multiple disciplines, like food chemistry, food engineering, food packaging, etc. The question I will try to answer for this project is: which type of chocolate will melt faster when exposed to a lamp? Three different types of Hershey’s chocolate will be used: Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate and Cookies and Cream. My initial hypothesis is that the Cookies and Cream chocolate will melt faster, based on the aspect and composition of this type of chocolate bar.
Chocolate bars composition and reaction to heat.
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By exposing the chocolate and the cookies before the light and heat of the 60-watt light bulb, the students will be able to progressively observe the process of the material melting and make records at every stage of the experiment. Using the 15 seconds step, the students can identify the melt temperature and time of the chocolate under the lab conditions as well as make and analyze their records in the final part of the experiment. The experiment is expected to establish, which of the chocolates and cookies melt faster, and make conclusions about the influence of the consumables ingredients on their physical properties. This corresponds with the TEK 112.11 (5B) procedure, which allows students to “observe, record, and discuss how materials can be changed by heating or …show more content…

chocolate, under the circumstances of a natural world. Such an experience does not only contribute to their better understanding of different processes happening around them but also teaches children to employ and rely on their senses. As a result, students receive an opportunity to investigate properties of chocolate and predict its reaction under different circumstances. Moreover, this experiment encourages children to employ evidence for creation of various testable predictions of other objects and natural phenomena. Elementary science, in its turn, will enhance students’ skill of analytical and critical thinking that allows either to support or refute different claims and

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