Science Activity

By Thursday:

We are going to perform that lab and collect data that we will share with our peers. Please read through the  attached document  before getting started this week.

Pick an ice cream brand at the store that you want to buy in vanilla flavor (so that it can be directly compared to your peers’ choices and your homemade ice cream). The subject line in this post should include the brand of ice cream that you purchased to help your peers find the information that they need quickly while writing their reports next week.

Likely you are selecting a particular brand because you like it. Tell your classmates why you like that particular brand. Is it the richness of the flavor? The texture? If you see that many of your classmates are picking the same brand, it may be helpful to select something different to add some variety. Feel free to go for the store brand if you like it better than a national brand!

By Sunday:

Run the lab. Feel free to get your family involved too! This means making your own homemade ice cream per the lab instructions. Also, tasting the store-bought ice cream and comparing it to your own ice cream.

Use the table in the attached lab handout to rate the various characteristics of the two ice creams (homemade and store bought). Feel free to take videos or pictures if it helps you to share this information with everyone. Have fun with this!

Post your data table as a response to your initial post (no need to respond to peers directly, unless you want to!). In the text of this post, you MUST include the ingredients of the store-bought ice cream and the price that you paid per unit (pint, ounce, etc.). You should also be clear about why you gave the ratings that you gave. Maybe you have an aversion to corn syrup? Maybe you like an airier ice cream? These explanations will help your peers to understand your ratings and make it easier to directly compare to their own ratings.