1. Name:EmilyBakerandElyssaPfluger Date:10.16.

2013 EggLab

Initial Observations

Thateggshellsdissolveinvinegarafterabout24hours.The semipermeableshellisverythinafteritissoakedinvinegar.The semipermeableshellisalsoveryrubberyyetfragile. aceticaciddissolveseggsshells eggsgrowwhensubmergedinvinegar theeggshellismadeoutofcalciumcarbonate

Background Information

Citation "ScienceofEggs:MakingNakedEggsActivity|Exploratorium." Exploratorium:TheMuseumofScience,ArtandHumanPerception.N.p., n.d.Web.08Nov.2013. "DoTryThisatHome."Ilovebacteria.N.p.,n.d.Web.08Nov.2013. "WhatAreEggShellsMadeOf?"GeneralChemistryOnline:FAQ: ChemistryofEverydayLife:.N.p.,n.d.Web.08Nov.2013.

Purpose Tofindoutthespeedoftheeggshelldisintegrationbymeasuringthe massandseeingwhicheggnakedifysfaster.

Makea Hypothesis

Ithinkthatthethechickeneggwilltakethelongesttodeteriorate (nakedify)andthequaileggwillgothequickestsinceitisthesmallest egg.Ithinkthattheeggswillincreaseinthemass. Independentvariable: Typeofegg Dependantvariable: Masschangingovertime Controlledvariable: Differentamountsofvinegartheeggissoakedin Ratioofvinegartoeggmass Typeofegg Intervalofmassmeasurement

Variables

Procedure

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Putthequailegg,andchickenegginseparatebowls. Fillthebowlwiththechickeneggwith300mLvinegar Fillthebowlwiththequaileggwith100mLofvinegar Weighbotheggsonajewelryscale,subtractweightofcupand record 5. Checkandweighbotheggseveryhourfor6times(record) 6. Waitfor16hoursandcheckandweigheggs(subtractweightof bowl)(record)andchangeoutvinegar(withthesameamount) 7. Checkandweigheggs(subtractweightofbowl)after2hours (recorddata) 8. Checkandweigheggs(subtractweightofbowl)after4hours (record) 9. Checkandweigheggs(subtractweightofbowl)after18hours (record) 10. Rinseeggsoffwithwarmwater

Materials QuailEgg ChickenEgg Twomediumsizedbowls 800mLofvinegar Quartofwarmwater(moreorless) Metricscale(tothehundredthofagrampreferablyjewelryscale) Onesmallbowl calculator 2piecesofpaper pencil

Experimental Observations

Theeggshellstartedtodeterioratethemomentitwasputinthewater Themassdidnothaveabigchangethefirstday Thequaileggshelldeterioratedwithinthefirstday Thechickeneggshelldeterioratedinthemiddleofthesecondday Quailegg: initialmass(at9am):13.75 13.74(10am) 15.85(11am)

14.9(12pm) 14.78(1pm) 14.01(2pm) 15.04(3pm) 13.68(4pm) NEXTDAY: 9am:8.35 11am:11.58 3ish:15.38 NextDayat8:30 14.38 ChickenData: InitialMass(measuredat9am)64.52 65.31(10am) 65.91(11am) 65.41(12pm) 64.47(1pm) 65.5(2pm) NEXTDAY 89.42(9am) 80.78(11am) 93.910(3pm)

NEXTDAY 98.38(8:30am)

Analysis

Quailegg: initialmass(at9am):13.75 13.74(10am) 15.85(11am) 14.9(12pm) 14.78(1pm) 14.01(2pm) 15.04(3pm) 13.68(4pm) NEXTDAY: 9am:8.35 11am:11.58 3ish:15.38 NextDayat8:30 14.38 ChickenData: InitialMass(measuredat9am)64.52 65.31(10am) 65.91(11am) 65.41(12pm) 64.47(1pm) 65.5(2pm) NEXTDAY 89.42(9am) 80.78(11am)

93.910(3pm)

NEXTDAY 98.38(8:30am) Quailegganalysis: Ourquaileggdatawasfairlyconsistent,soithasagoodchanceofbeing accurate.Thescalethatweusedattimesthough,didnotseemtobe accurate.Myhypothesiswascorrect. Chickenegganalysis: Ourchickendataseemedincorrectandwearenotsureifitwasthescale ormisreadings.Myhypothesiswascorrectonthiseggaswell.(We usedthesamescaleforbotheggsso,therewasagoodchancethatthe datahadmisreadingsinit.)

Conclusion Myhypothesiswascorrectthatthequaileggwouldnakedifyquickerthan thechickenegg.Wedidhavesomedifficultiesduringtheexperiment.The caliperwasnotfunctioningsowecouldnotmeasuretheeggshell thicknessasweweregoingtodooriginally.Also,thescalestartedacting alittlefunnyonthesecondandthirdday.IfIdidthisexperimentagain,I wouldhavetriedtomeasureitmoreandhaveaconsistentpattern.I learnedalotaboutsemipermeable,osmosis,diffusion,abouteggsand thescientificprocess.