Marshmallow Less Dense Essay
What amounts of corn syrup and sugar make a marshmallow less dense?
What’s the problem? What amounts of corn syrup and sugar make a marshmallow less dense?
What’s the hypothesis?
I am thinking if I mix half a cup of sugar, and one third of a cup of corn syrup, then that amount of ingredients will make the marshmallow less dense, since it is less amounts of corn syrup and sugar. I believe these amounts will make a marshmallow less dense because according to my research, the density of corn syrup is 1.37g while the density of sugar is 1.59g, and those units of measurements seem minute.
What are my materials?
Square or round foil cake pans, 8 or 9 inches wide (9)
Masking tape
Pen or permanent marker
Vegetable oil, for greasing pans
Measuring cups
Water …show more content…
What are my variables?
Independent Variable: I will change the amounts of corn syrup and sugar that will go into the marshmallow mixture.
Dependent Variable: This will be how the different amounts of corn syrup and sugar will change the density of the marshmallow “pies”.
Controlling Variable: The temperature of the stove to “cook” the marshmallow solution stays the
What’s the problem? What amounts of corn syrup and sugar make a marshmallow less dense?
What’s the hypothesis?
I am thinking if I mix half a cup of sugar, and one third of a cup of corn syrup, then that amount of ingredients will make the marshmallow less dense, since it is less amounts of corn syrup and sugar. I believe these amounts will make a marshmallow less dense because according to my research, the density of corn syrup is 1.37g while the density of sugar is 1.59g, and those units of measurements seem minute.
What are my materials?
Square or round foil cake pans, 8 or 9 inches wide (9)
Masking tape
Pen or permanent marker
Vegetable oil, for greasing pans
Measuring cups
Water …show more content…
What are my variables?
Independent Variable: I will change the amounts of corn syrup and sugar that will go into the marshmallow mixture.
Dependent Variable: This will be how the different amounts of corn syrup and sugar will change the density of the marshmallow “pies”.
Controlling Variable: The temperature of the stove to “cook” the marshmallow solution stays the