Popcorn Research Paper

Knowing which type of popcorn pops the most kernels is important for the price of the popcorn (Boyd, 2017). . According to his recent study, different brands of popcorn leave different amounts of unpopped kernels. After doing some some research, he found that other peoples experiments that Act II popcorn popped the fastest. In another hunt, he found that Orville Redenbacher popped the best. He gathered several materials such as: three bags of Orville Redenbacher brand popcorn, three bags of pop secret brand popcorn, three brands of Act II brand popcorn, three bags of Jolly Time popcorn, three bags of Aldi brand popcorn, a bowl and a microwave. Using the same flavor, he made three trials of each brand. He popped each bag of popcorn for 2 minutes and 15 seconds each because that is what the instructions read. When that was completed, he measured the amount of unpopped kernels by counting the remaining ones at the bottom. He concluded that the average amount of unpopped kernels was never less than 19 (Boyd, 2017). …show more content…
("mwvsciencefair - kylm-tem4", 2017). In her recent experiment, Kyla tested three different brands of popcorn to see which popped the greatest abundance of kernels. She hypothesized in her study notes that Orville Redenbacher would be the most probable to pop the most amount of kernels. She told us that she would be conducting her experiment in her home by herself. Her materials list included Hannaford brand popcorn, Pop Secret popcorn, and Orville Redenbacher popcorn, microwave, bowls, and a timer. Her detailed process list included nine steps. She popped each brand for three minutes each. She counted the kernels and found that her hypothesis was correct; Orville Redenbacher left the least amount of kernels ("mwvsciencefair - kylm-tem4",