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Which popcorn brand pops the most popcorn?
Megan Martin9th gradeBellwood Antis High School
Problem
Which popcorn brand will pop the most popcorn?
Research
HypothesisJolly Time will pop the most popcorn.
Experimental VariablesDifferent popcorn brands
Experimental GroupsClover Valley popcornOrville Redenbacher popcornJolly Time popcornPop Weaver popcornGiant popcorn
Experimental ProcedureStep 1: Gather materials Step 2: Take one bag of popcorn and
remove plastic Step 3: Put popcorn in the center of the
microwave and follow directions on the bag to cook
Step 4: Open bag and immediately empty popcorn out into the bowl
Experimental procedure continued
Step 5: Count total number of popped kernels
Step 6: Count total number of unpopped kernels
Step 7: Record dataStep 8: Repeat steps 2-7 three more
times with the same popcorn brandStep 9: Repeat steps 2-8 with a different
popcorn brand
Control Group
Putting the popcorn in the microwave and not turning the microwave on.
Control Variables
Cooking time-2min 30sThe placement of the popcorn in the microwaveSame size bagsPopcorn brands were all buttered popcorn Temperature of room is 22 degrees CelsiusHeat level of the microwaveUsing the same microwavePlacing the popcorn bag face up.
Number of popped kernels
Trial Clover Valley Orville Redenbacher
Jolly Time Pop Weaver Giant
1. 372 383 434 283 3762. 380 400 453 312 3583. 360 390 513 311 3274. 367 347 447 293 346average 369 380 461 299 351
Number of unpopped kernels
Trial Clover Valley Orville Redenbacher
Jolly Time Pop Weaver Giant
1. 6 5 22 22 392. 7 4 29 11 253. 4 3 30 14 424. 5 6 24 16 37average 5 4 26 15 35
Number of popped and unpopped kernels
Clover valley
Orville Redenbacher
Jolly Time
Pop Weaver Giant
My data supports my hypothesis that Jolly Time popcorn produced the most popcorn kernels.
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