CAKESCI

ENCE

Abst
ract
:-

Zeol
i
teshav
eal
argeamountofsur
facear
eabecauseoft
hei
rlar
genumberofhol
est
hroughout

t
hest
ruct
ure.Nor
mal
l
yasur
facear
eai
sonl
ytheout
sideofanobj
ect
.Anappl
e’
ssur
facear
eai
s

whatt
heski
ncov
ers.Adoughnuthasahol
eint
hemi
ddl
e,andt
hesur
facear
eai
swher
ethe

gl
azegoes.I
fyoumadeadonutwi
thal
otofhol
esi
nitorar
eal
l
ybi
ghol
eini
t,y
ouwoul
dneed

muchmor
egl
azet
ocov
eri
t,meani
ngi
thasmor
esur
facear
ea.Becauseoft
hei
rlar
geamount

ofsur
facear
ea,
zeol
i
tesar
egoodabsor
ber
s.Somet
hingt
hati
sagoodabsor
beri
sabl
etot
ake

i
nal
otofamat
eri
al.Spongesar
egoodabsor
ber
sofl
i
qui
dswhi
chi
swhyweuset
hem t
ocl
ean

upspi
l
ls.I
nthi
sact
ivi
ty,
wear
egoi
ngmodel
howaddi
ngbi
ggerhol
est
oazeol
i
teal
l
owsi
tto

absor
bmor
emol
ecul
esusi
ngacaket
omodel
thezeol
i
teandgel
ati
ntomodel
themol
ecul
es.

I
nthi
sact
ivi
tywewi
l
l:
-

•Makeamodel
ofazeol
i
teusi
ngcakeandgel
ati
n.Youwi
l
lseehowhav
ingbi
ggerhol
esmeans

mor
eabsor
babi
l
ity
.Youcanal
somakeacakeaddi
ngmor
eincr
easi
ngamount
sofhol
eswi
th

t
hesamet
ool
toseehowaddi
ngmor
ehol
esi
ncr
easeabsor
babi
l
ity
.Youcant
hent
ail
or-
makea

caket
oyourspeci
fi
cat
ionsoft
ast
ejustl
i
keamat
eri
alsengi
neerwoul
dtai
l
or-
makeazeol
i
tet
o

hav
especi
fi
cabsor
babi
l
itypr
oper
ti
es.
Mat
eri
als

•Boxofwhit
ecakemi
xwi
tht
hei
ngr
edi
ent
snecessar
ytobakeacake(
typi
cal
l
yeggwhi
tes,
oil
,
andwater
)

•9”
x13”baki
ngdi
sh

•But
terkni
fe

•Twosmall
boxes(3ozsize)ofgel
ati
n(cont
rast
ingcol
orsar
egood,
cher
ryandl
i
mef
lav
ori
ng
i
sagoodtasti
ngopt
ion)

•Wat
er

•Py
rexl
i
qui
dmeasur
ingcup

•Threedi
ff
erentsi
zedhol
emaki
ngut
ensi
l
s(t
oot
hpi
ck,
str
aw,
andl
argehandl
eofawooden
spoonworkwell)

•Fourpl
ates

•Whi
ppedt
oppi
ng(
opt
ional
forf
rost
ing)

Pr
e-act
ivi
ty:
-

Tal
ktochi
l
drenaboutsur
facear
eaandwhyaddi
ngbi
ggerhol
esi
ncr
easessur
facear
ea.Aski
f

t
her
ecoul
dbet
oomuchsur
facear
ea.Tr
ytot
hinkoft
hingsl
i
kespongest
hathav
eal
arger

sur
facear
eat
hant
hei
rout
sidesi
ze.Any
thi
ngt
hati
smeantt
o“suckup”wat
erorwi
tht
inyhol
es

i
nithasal
argesur
facear
ea.

Act
ivi
ty:
-

I
nthi
sact
ivi
tyy
ouwi
l
lbakeacake,
pokehol
esi
nit
,andseehowsur
facear
eaaf
fect
s

absor
babi
l
ity
.Thi
smodel
showdi
ff
erentsi
zedhol
esi
nzeol
i
tecanabsor
bmor
eorl
essmat
eri
al.
•Begi
nbymaki
ngt
heboxcakeaccor
dingt
othedi
rect
ionsont
hebackoft
hebox.Baket
he

cakei
na9”
x13”pan.

•Baket
hecaket
her
ecommendedamountoft
imeont
hebackoft
hebox.

•Taket
hecakeoutoft
heov
enandal
l
owi
ttocool
.

•Di
vi
det
hecakei
ntof
oursect
ions(
sti
l
lint
hepan)
.

•I
nthef
ir
stsect
ion,
youar
enotgoi
ngt
opokeanyhol
es.Thi
sist
hecont
rol
fort
heexper
iment
,

meani
ngy
ouar
enotgoi
ngt
oaf
fectt
hecakei
nanywayot
hert
hanaddi
ngt
hegel
ati
ntoi
t.

•Thesecondsect
ion,
pokehol
eswi
thy
ourl
argestut
ensi
l
.Makesur
etocountt
henumberof

hol
es!Eachsect
ionwi
l
lgett
hesamenumberofhol
es

•I
nthenextsect
ion,
pokehol
eswi
thy
oursecondl
argestut
ensi
l
.Poket
hesamenumberof

hol
esast
hesecondsect
ionasev
enl
yspacedasy
oucan

•I
nthel
astsect
ion,
pokehol
eswi
thy
oursmal
l
estut
ensi
l
.Agai
n,makesur
etopoket
hesame

numberofhol
es.

•Yourcakenowhasdi
ff
erentsi
zesofhol
esi
neachsect
ion,
butt
hesamenumberofhol
es.
•Youwi
l
lbeput
ti
ngt
hesameamountofgel
ati
nint
oeachsect
ionoft
hecaket
oseehowi

tabsor
bsi
ntot
hecake.

•Makel
i
qui
dgel
ati
nbymi
xi
ngonepouchofgel
ati
nwi
thonecupofboi
l
ingwat
er.St
irt
he

gel
ati
nint
othewat
er.

•Pourequal
amount
soft
hel
i
qui
dgel
ati
nint
oeachsect
ion.Tr
ytopourt
hegel
ati
nev
enl
yov
er

t
hecakesect
ions.

•Maket
heot
herpouchofgel
ati
nbymi
xi
nganot
hercupofboi
l
ingwat
er.Agai
n,pourequal

amount
soft
hegel
ati
nint
oeachsect
ionoft
hecakeev
enl
y.Thegel
ati
ncanmi
xwi
thgel
ati
n

f
rom t
hepr
evi
ousst
ep.

•Pl
acet
hecakei
ntot
her
efr
iger
atorandal
l
owi
ttochi
l
lforatl
eastf
ourhour
sorov
erni
ght
.

•Af
terchi
l
li
ngt
hecake,
taket
hecakeoutoft
her
efr
iger
ator
.Remov
eeachsect
ionandpl
ace

t
hem onapl
ate.

•Cuteachsect
ioni
nhal
font
hedi
agonal
.Tr
ytocutt
hroughsomeoft
hehol
es!

•Ex
ami
nehowmuchgel
ati
nhasabsor
bedi
ntot
hecake.Themor
ecol
ori
sint
hecake,
themor
e

gel
ati
nhasbeenabsor
bed.

•Whi
chsect
ionhast
hemostamountofcol
ori
nit
?Youcancutupt
hecaket
oexami
nehol
es.

Theonewi
tht
hemostcol
orwast
hesect
iont
hatabsor
bedt
hemostgel
ati
n.

•Nexty
oucanputwhi
ppedt
oppi
ngont
opofy
ourcakei
fyouwoul
dli
ke.

•Tr
yasmal
lpi
eceofeachsect
ionofcake.Whi
chpi
ecet
ast
est
hebest
?Ist
heonet
hat

absor
bedt
hemostgel
ati
noroneoft
heot
her
s?

•Whatel
secoul
dyoudot
oincr
easet
heabsor
babi
l
ityoft
hecake?

•Whatwoul
dyoudot
omaket
heper
fectt
ast
inggel
ati
ncake?
Ext
ensi
ons:
-

Hol
esi
zemat
ter
swheni
tcomest
osur
facear
ea,
butsodoest
heamountofhol
es.Tr
ymaki
nga

cakewi
thdi
ff
erentamount
soft
hesamesi
zedhol
esi
neachsect
ion.(
Ast
rawi
sagoodt
ool
for

poki
ngt
hesamesi
zedhol
es.
)Thesect
ionswi
thsmal
l
ernumber
sofhol
eswi
l
labsor
bless

gel
ati
nthant
hesect
ionswi
thmor
ehol
es.Youcanal
sot
ryt
ail
or-
maket
heper
fectgel
ati
ncake!

Thi
siswhatmat
eri
alsengi
neer
sdowhent
heymakezeol
i
tes.Theengi
neer
str
ytogett
he

zeol
i
tet
oabsor
bther
ightamountofmol
ecul
est
ohav
ecer
tai
npr
oper
ti
es.Youcanengi
neera

gel
ati
ncaket
ohav
etheper
fectpr
oper
tyoft
ast
ethaty
ouenj
oy.

Summar
y:-

Thi
scakei
samodel
ofazeol
i
tewi
thdi
ff
erentsi
zedpour
s.Thegel
ati
nisamodel
oft
he

mol
ecul
est
hatar
eabsor
bedbyt
hezeol
i
te.Thebi
ggert
hehol
esar
e,t
hemor
esur
facear
ea

t
her
eis.Thi
sincr
easest
heabsor
babi
l
ityoft
hecake.Youcanseet
hathav
ingbi
ggerhol
es

i
ncr
easest
heamountofgel
ati
nint
hecake.Model
sar
eusedbysci
ent
ist
stosi
mpl
i
fyt
hingsor

maket
hingsabl
etobeseen.Thi
smodel
simpl
i
fieswhati
shappeni
ngi
nzeol
i
tes(
otherf
act
ors

suchaschar
gemat
ter
)andal
somakesi
tlar
geenought
osee.Youcannotseet
inymol
ecul
es

get
ti
ngi
ntot
hehol
esoft
hezeol
i
te,
buty
oucanseegel
ati
ninacake.I
tal
sohast
headded

benef
itt
haty
oucaneaty
ourexper
iment
!

Ref
erences:
:
-

1.Mi
l
grom,
Har
ry.PaperSci
ence.Wal
kerPubl
i
shi
ngCompany
,NewYor
k,1978.