What liquids make ice melt faster?

Andria Rhodes, Sophia Puricelli, Graci Wilhelm, Adrianna Amelio

Period 5 December 14, 2016
Introduction

Our testable question is how ice is effected in different types of liquid. We wanted to see

if the different types of liquid would increase or decrease the time allotted for the ice cube to

melt. The liquids that we chose for this experiment were diet root beer, water, milk and oil.

Our first step was to learn what each liquid was comprised of. We learned that diet root

beer is comprised of Carbonated Water, Caramel Color, Sodium Benzoate (Pre-derivative),

Aspartame, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Acesulfame Potassium, Malic Acid. Water was our

next liquid which was followed by milk. We learned that milk contains, "water, lactose, fat,

protein, minerals, vitamins and enzymes. It's high in calcium and phosphates. Most whole milk

also contains added Vitamin A and D. The final liquid used was oil, which is pressed from

rape seeds.

Our hypothesis for this experiment was that when all of the liquids were boiling at 500

degrees Celsius that the ice cube would melt first in the soda, followed by the water, next the oil

and finally the milk. The results were not far off from our hypothesis. The ice cube did melt in

the soda first, followed by the water but it melted in the milk next and the oil came in last.

The independent variable were the liquids. The dependent variable was how fast the ice

melted. The constant variable was how much liquid was poured into each cylinder. In this

experiment there was no control and experimental group because we were not basing this off of a

previous experiment or other predetermined variables.

Materials:
 Boiled liquids
Carbonated drinks
Milk
Water
Oil
Hot plates
Ice
Containers

Procedures

1. First boil the liquids.

2. Then place each liquid into the different glasses.

3. Set the timer for two minutes and let ice cubes melt.

4. Watch ice cubes and lap timer each time an ice cube melts.

5. Observe which had the quickest effect.

6. Record results.

Results

As we waited for our liquids to reach five hundred degrees celsius the oil in the beaker began to

making popping noises. Those popping noises could come and go about every two to three

minutes. When our liquids were all boiling we started our project. We set the stopwatch and all

put our ice cubes into the beaker at the same time. We were unable to accurately get the results of

what time each ice cube melted due to technological issues. However the results we did get were

that the ice in soda melted the quickest. Not long after the ice in the soda melted the ice in the
water melted. A little more time went on until the ice in the milk melted, and the ice in the oil

was the last one to melt.

Our first trial was completed with the soda being the quickest, then water, then milk, and finally

oil. As we went back to the front of the room we heard the oil popping again. Right after we turn

around the water reacting to the oil applied with the heat popped off the heater and slid off the

table. The beaker hit the ground causing glass to break and oil to go everywhere. After that was

cleaned up, we decided to discontinue our next trials.

References

-"Lose Weight & Improve Your Health with a Real Food Diet | Fooducate." Lose Weight &

Improve Your Health with a Real Food Diet. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2016.

-"What Are the Ingredients in Whole Milk?" Reference. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2016

-"Ingredients." What Is Canola Oil? : Ingredient and Nutrition Information from Dr. Gourmet.

N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2016

Root Beer - http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=product&id=779F0488-E112-
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Milk - https://www.reference.com/food/ingredients-whole-milk-c28f740a365ee709?
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Oil - http://www.drgourmet.com/ingredients/canolaoil.shtml