Measuring+Vitamin+C

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Title
__** Measuring Vitamin C **__

Problem Scenario
People need to know which cooking method destroys more nutrients and vitamin C

Broad Question

 * Which cooking method destroys more Vitamin C **

Specific Question
Does boiling or microwaving destroy more vitamin c in vitamin C solution.

Hypothesis
I think microwaving will destroy more vitamin c in vitamin C solution.

Graph of Hypothesis

 * Microwaved || Boiled || Untouched || Amount Destroyed || Results ||
 * 8 || 11 || 15 || 7 M || Microwaving ||
 * 9 || 10 || 14 || 8 M || Microwaving ||
 * 8 || 10 || 14 || 7 M || Microwaving ||
 * 8 || 11 || 16 || 7 M || Microwaving ||

Microwaving destroys more Vitamin C

General Plan
For this experiment, I am going to see which cooking method could destroy more Vitamin C. I will microwave one bowl of Vitamin C solution, and boil one bowl. I will use starch solution so that the iodine will work. With iodine, I will measure the amount of vitamin C in each method: Microwaved, Boiled, and Untouched. I'll find the difference of each method to the untouched, and see which method needs less drops of Vitamin C, and which one destroys more vitamin C after the original.

Safety Or Environmental Concerns:
Iodine in eyes. make sure nobody drinks it thinking its drinkable.

Experimental Design
(add the correct headings from the experimental design page before beginning)

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What is your experimental unit?
This is the base unit of your experiment, for example, one plant, one ice cube, one dish. It is the thing you will be measuring. Ill be measuring which cooking methods could destroy more vitamin C in a vitamin C solution. Experimental unit is vitamin C solution.

Number Of Trials:
This is how many times you will repeat the experiment. I will repeat the number of trials twice and record the average for each result.

Number Of Subjects In Each trial:
This is the number of different treatments you will use. For example, if you are comparing rust formation using salt and no salt, there would be 2 subjects in each trial. If you were comparing rust formation with no salt and three different amounts of salt, then you would have 4 subjects in each trial. 3. Untreated, Boiled, Microwaved.

Number of Observations:
How many measurements will you take for each experimental unit times the number or trials 3 times for each method.

When data will be collected
Looking for an actual date or dates here. This is requiring you to commit to your project. March 16 I will do my experiment,

Where will data be collected?:
Be specific. In my house.

Resources and Budget Table

 * Item || Number needed || Where I will get this || Cost ||
 * Vitamin C || 1 jug || hannafords/shaws || 2.79 ||
 * Pan or bowl || 2 || home || 0.00 ||
 * Iodine || 1 || Cvs || 2.00 ||
 * Starch Solution || 1 || Mr. Biche???? || 0.00 ||
 * Distilled Water || 1/2 Cup || Got it... || 0.00 ||
 * StoveTop || 1 || home || 0.00 ||
 * microwave || 1 || home || 0.00 ||
 * dropper || 1 || got it || 0.00 ||

Materials

 * 100-mg ascorbic acid (vitamin C) tablet
 * wax paper
 * hammer
 * 1/2 cup (125 ml) of distilled water
 * 1-quart (l-liter) jar
 * spoon
 * 4 baby-food jars
 * marking pen
 * masking tape
 * 1-teaspoon (5-ml) measuring spoon
 * starch solution (see Appendix 5)
 * sheet of white paper
 * eyedropper
 * tincture of iodine

mine:


 * Vitamin C || 1 jug || hannafords/shaws || 2.79 ||
 * Pan or bowl || 2 || home || 0.00 ||
 * Iodine || 1 || Cvs || 2.00 ||
 * Starch Solution || 1 || Mr. Biche???? || 0.00 ||
 * Distilled Water || 1/2 Cup || Got it... || 0.00 ||
 * StoveTop || 1 || home || 0.00 ||
 * microwave || 1 || home || 0.00 ||
 * dropper || 1 || got it || 0.00 ||

Procedure
CAUTION: Keep the iodine out of reach of small children. It is poisonous and is for external use only.
 * 1) Prepare a standard vitamin C solution by:
 * crushing the vitamin C tablet (place it between two sheets of wax paper and hit it gently with a hammer).
 * pouring 1/2 cup (125 ml) of distilled water into the quart (liter) jar.
 * adding the crushed vitamin C powder to the water in the jar.
 * stirring until the powder dissolves.


 * 1) Pour equal portions of the standard vitamin C solution into 2 3 bowls
 * 2) With the marking pen, write "A." "B," "C," and "D" on pieces of masking tape and tape one label to each jar.
 * 3) Add 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of the starch solution to each jar.
 * 4) Place jar A on the sheet of white paper.
 * 5) Fill the eyedropper with tincture of iodine. Slowly add the iodine in the eyedropper to jar A. counting each drop added (see Figure 7.1). Swirl the jar after each addition of five drops. Continue to add the iodine until the jar's contents remain a blue-black color.
 * 6) Record the number of drops required to turn the jar's contents this blue-black color.
 * 7) Repeat the procedure using jars B, C, and D.
 * 8) Add the results for the four jars and divide by four to compute the average number of drops of iodine needed to react with the 25 mg of vitamin C in each jar. Note: This number will be used to calculate the concentration of vitamin C in other substances.

Photo List
Photo of crushed vitamin C.. Photo of starch solution mixed with the OJ with iodine drip from microwaved Orange juice... Photo of that but after boiling. Photo results of the last.

Time Line
First I will do my first test. Uncooked i will put some starch solution into the Vitamin C solution, next I will take the dropper and count how many drops it takes to change the color completely from foggy to a light purple/blue. I will record the number. Next I will do my 2nd test. Microwaved, I will put some starch solution into the Vitamin C solution, next I will take the dropper and count how many drops it takes to change the color completely from foggy to a light purple/blue. I will record the number. Next I will do my 3rd test. Boiled on the stove I will put some starch solution into the Vitamin C solution, next I will take the dropper and count how many drops it takes to change the color completely from foggy to a light purple/blue. I will record the number.

ORANGE JUICE
APPLE JUICE VITAMIN C _ METHOD NUMBER 2
 * || Untouched || Microwaved || Cooked(Boiled) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Attempt 1 || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Attempt 2 || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Attempt 3 || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Untouched || Untouched || Microwaved || Cooked(Boiled) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Attempt 1 || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Attempt 2 || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Attempt 3 || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Untouched || Untouched || Microwaved || Cooked(Boiled) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Attempt 1 || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Attempt 2 || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Attempt 3 || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||


 * Untouched || Untouched || Microwaved || Cooked(Boiled) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Attempt 1 || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Attempt 2 || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Attempt 3 || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

_ METHOD NUMBER 3
 * Untouched || Untouched || Microwaved || Cooked(Boiled) ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Attempt 1 || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Attempt 2 || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Attempt 3 || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change || 30+ drops to notice any color change ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||

Photos
Vitamin C Solution. Vitamin C Solution.

Results
My attempts failed...

Conclusion
I can't decide whether I reject or accept my hypothesis, because my experiment did not work.

Benefit to Community and/or Science
People (Were suppose) to know which method of cooking could be better for you. Cooking on a stove-top and microwaving are both common everyday things people use. If they knew which one was better for you, or which one destroyed less Vitamin C, they would know which one was healthier, and more beneficial.

Background Research

 * 1) Pour equal portions of the standard vitamin C solution into 2 3 bowls
 * 2) With the marking pen, write "A." "B," "C," and "D" on pieces of masking tape and tape one label to each jar.
 * 3) Add 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of the starch solution to each jar.
 * 4) Place jar A on the sheet of white paper.
 * 5) Fill the eyedropper with tincture of iodine. Slowly add the iodine in the eyedropper to jar A. counting each drop added (see Figure 7.1). Swirl the jar after each addition of five drops. Continue to add the iodine until the jar's contents remain a blue-black color.
 * 6) Record the number of drops required to turn the jar's contents this blue-black color.
 * 7) Repeat the procedure using jars B, C, and D.
 * 8) Add the results for the four jars and divide by four to compute the average number of drops of iodine needed to react with the 25 mg of vitamin C in each jar. Note: This number will be used to calculate the concentration of vitamin C in other substances.

Abstract
For this experiment, I tried to measure the amount of vitamin C Microwaving and Boiling destroyed. I boiled, microwaved, and left one untouched. I measured the amount in the untouched first, and then the cooked ones. I saw the amount cooking and microwaving destroyed, and could tell which one destroyed more, and recorded it.