Sunshine S’mores

By Ashley Smith
 Question

Can You Roast A S’more Outside?

Objective: Determine if 106⁰F is

hot enough to cook a
marshmallow and melt chocolate
in a thirty minute period.

Note: My definition of cooked is making the marshmallow

soft and mushy so that it is the consistency of a roasted
marshmallow over an actual fire. Above: Me curious if I can have a
s’more without a campfire.
 Hypothesis

Based on my best guess, I believe that the chocolate will melt.

I do not think the marshmallow will do anything in the thirty minute period.

Additionally, I believe that if the temperature was above 106⁰

it would melt, OR if I gave the marshmallow more than thirty
minutes it would melt.
 Materials

List of Materials Needed for

this Project:
• Tinfoil
• A box cutter
• Tape
• One marshmallow
• Hard chocolate
• Graham crackers
• A cereal or pizza box
• SUNSHINE
 Procedure

Step 1: Gather your supplies.

Step 2: Use the box cutter to create a
flap on your box.
Step 3: Line the inside of the box with
tin foil, use tape as needed to hold in
place.
Step 4: Place one half of your graham
cracker down and top with chocolate,
and then place the other half down
and add the marshmallow.

Procedure continued on next slide…

 Procedure Continued..

Step 5: Bring box outside where

there is sunlight and position the
lid so that it refracts light onto the
s’mores.
Step 6: Check your s’more after five
minutes and take a photo.
Step 7: Check your s’more after ten
5 minutes
more minutes and take a photo.
Step 8: Check your s’more after
fifteen more minutes and take a
photo.
Step 9: Determine if chocolate is
melted and marshmallow is
cooked.
Step 10: Enjoy!
10 minutes
 Results

Results:

The chocolate did melt after thirty

minutes in 106⁰ weather.
30 minutes
Unfortunately, thirty minutes was not
long enough for the marshmallow to
cook. But it did start getting soft!
 Conclusion

Relating to my hypothesis, I was correct. The

chocolate did melt, but the marshmallow
If someone else were to try this
needed more time or a higher temperature.
experiment I would recommend
getting everything outside by 1 PM
so it had all afternoon to cook.

During this experiment I learned that you shouldn’t add

time constraints if you want to reach your desired results. I
also learned that if you’re going to use the sun in an How long would it take to actually
experiment you should not wait to do it until 5:45 PM. melt the marshmallow?