Elizabeth+G13

Izzy G 2012 - 2013
 * THE STUDY OF THE TEMPERATURES AND VOLUMES OF MARSHMALLOWS HEATED IN A MICROWAVE **

The purpose of this study was to determine which brand of marshmallow has the highest temperature after being heated in a microwave. Marshmallows expand because the gas particles inside of them push against the walls when it is heated. Various brands of marshmallow were heated in the microwave and measured with a thermometer to determine their temperature. It was determined that My Essentials marshmallows had the highest temperature after being heated in a microwave. My Essential marshmallows have more sugar in them than any other brand so it is easy for the gas particles inside it to push against its wall, resulting in a higher temperature.
 * ABSTRACT **

An improvement to these experiments would be to use the same thermometer to measure all the marshmallows' temperatures in each experiment. It was required in every experiment to do the process three times for an average. If the same thermometer was used each time, the chances of the average temperature and results of the experiment being more accurate would increase. The conditions in which one thermometer was in before being used might be different from another one so that would affect the data. In the future, another experiment using marshmallows could include heating different shapes of marshmallows and recording the temperatures and volumes of them.
 * EXPERIMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS AND FUTURE EXPERIMENTS **

To read the complete ISP Paper for this experiment, click on the PDF file link below.