Have you ever wanted to microwave candy? If you’ve ever stood in the sun wearing a black shirt, you should know that darker colors absorb light better. But will certain colors absorb microwave radiation better than others? In this cool candy science fair project, we’ll find out by placing different colors of M&Ms in the microwave. Which ones get hot and crack first?
Problem:
Do certain colors of M&Ms absorb more microwave radiation than others? Do some colors of M&M's melt faster than others?
Materials:
A package of M&Ms (If possible, get a package of coconut M&Ms. This package will have three colors: green, brown, and white. If this isn’t possible, get the good old traditional M&Ms with five colors: yellow, red, blue, green, and orange.).
Microwave
Jar lid
Pencil
Paper plate
Glue
Ruler
Procedure
Get your flat, microwaveable plate. The plate needs to be paper, not plastic, since some plastics might heat in the microwave. Why do you think we want to avoid picking a plate that heats up in the microwave?
Measure the distance to the center of the circle, and make a dot in the middle. Center the jar lid over the dot and trace the lid with a pencil to create a circle.
Take your M&Ms out of the package, and pick only the candies that aren’t cracked or oddly shaped for your experiment. Why do you think it’s important that we pick normally shaped candies?
Time to get your candies in position! Make three or five clusters (depending on the type of M&Ms you are using) of three candies each, placed at equally spaced points around the circle. Refer to the illustration below:
Have you ever wanted to microwave candy? If you’ve ever stood in the sun wearing a black shirt, you should know that darker colors absorb light better. But will certain colors absorb microwave radiation better than others? In this cool candy science fair project, we’ll find out by placing different colors of M&Ms in the microwave. Which ones get hot and crack first?
Problem:
Do certain colors of M&Ms absorb more microwave radiation than others? Do some colors of M&M's melt faster than others?
Materials:
A package of M&Ms (If possible, get a package of coconut M&Ms. This package will have three colors: green, brown, and white. If this isn’t possible, get the good old traditional M&Ms with five colors: yellow, red, blue, green, and orange.).
Microwave
Jar lid
Pencil
Paper plate
Glue
Ruler
Procedure
Get your flat, microwaveable plate. The plate needs to be paper, not plastic, since some plastics might heat in the microwave. Why do you think we want to avoid picking a plate that heats up in the microwave?
Measure the distance to the center of the circle, and make a dot in the middle. Center the jar lid over the dot and trace the lid with a pencil to create a circle.
Take your M&Ms out of the package, and pick only the candies that aren’t cracked or oddly shaped for your experiment. Why do you think it’s important that we pick normally shaped candies?
Time to get your candies in position! Make three or five clusters (depending on the type of M&Ms you are using) of three candies each, placed at equally spaced points around the circle. Refer to the illustration below:
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