The Greasy Test!!!

1. The Greasy Test!!! Gianni Sapoch 4th block Mr. Gorden

2. Question • Which of my snack crackers are the greasiest?

3. Background • The reason I picked this topic is because my hands always get greasy when I eat crackers. I do not like it because the grease gets all over my clothes and homework papers. Therefore, I want to see which crackers are the least greasiest so I don’t get as much grease over everything!

4. Variables • Independent: The brand of the crackers. • Dependent: The amount of grease left on the napkin. • Controlled: The paper towel, same amount of crackers, temperature of the room

5. Hypothesis • If I put both of the crackers on the napkin, then the cheez-it would be the greasiest after 30 minutes.

6. Materials • 1 paper towel. • 2 of each of the crackers (Cheez-it and Goldfish). • 1 sharpie or pen. • 1 kitchen timer.

7. Procedure • Put the two crackers on the paper towel. • Label the two spots where you'll put the crackers. • Set the kitchen timer for 10 minutes. • When the timer goes off then see which one has more grease by measuring the amount of grease on the paper towel with a ruler. • Graph your results.

8. Data

9. Graph Amount of Grease Left on Paper Towel Cm of Grease

10. Conclusion The question asked was which cracker would release the most grease onto a paper towel. For the experiment I put two crackers (Goldfish and Cheeze-it) onto a paper towel and left them there for 30 minutes. After the experiment was finished I examined the two paper towels and measured how much grease was left on the paper towel by using a ruler. I found that the Cheeze-it had a wider grease print then the Goldfish. Therefore, my hypothesis was proven to be correct. If I had to conduct this experiment again I would use more brands of crackers to get a better sample size.