Chemistry Classes Make Ice Cream

Kailee Ammons 
Feature Editor 
Chemistry class make homemade ice cream
as an experiment. Photo credit Kailee Ammons
The Chemistry classes did a lab to understand how much energy is needed to conduct thermal change and phase change on Thursday, October 15. For this lab, students made ice cream by freezing a combination of ingredients and following directions on the lab worksheet.
In this lab, the students mixed cream, sugar, and vanilla in a small plastic bag and sealed it well. Then, they put ice and rock salt in a large plastic bag. Finally, the students put the small bag inside the larger bag and carefully shook it until the consistency was equivalent to the texture of soft serve ice cream.
After making the ice cream, students collected and recorded data to make charts, solve equations, and answer questions on the worksheet.
“I did this last year and I had a lot of fun with it,” said Nicole Majerus, junior. “Everyone else’s ice cream was all melted and gross, but I got to put mine in the freezer and eat it during class the next day.”

Students were allowed to bring toppings such as candy, whipped cream, and chocolate syrup to enjoy the ice cream that they had made. This is the second year that the Chemistry classes have done this experiment.

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