Watching Ice Melt

By: Cielo Bella Chester

 Question

What substance makes ice melt faster, sugar, cinnamon, P.A.N.,

Tajin, baking soda, or salt?
 Hypothesis

I believe the ice with the salt added will melt the fastest.
 Materials Needed
› Ice (about 27 cubes)
› A cupcake tin
› A Timer
› 1 ½ Tablespoons each of:
– Sugar
– Cinnamon
– P.A.N.
– Tajin
– Baking Soda
– Salt
 Procedure
› Add 3 cubes each to nine cupcake cups. (You want the same
amount in each)
› Add 1 ½ tablespoons of sugar to the first cup, 1 ½ tbs of
cinnamon to the second, 1 ½ tbs of P.A.N. to the third and so
on until there is 1 ½ tbs of each substance in its own cup.
› The last three cupcake tins will be left as just ice as controls.
› Set a timer for 10 minutes.
› Every 10 minutes, check the ice and make observations on
the melting of the different cups of ice.
› Continue to do this for about 60 minutes, or until the first cup
of ice is melted.
› At the end, record your results.
 Results/Data
Sugar Cinnamon P.A.N. Tajin Baking Soda Salt Control

10 Mins Begun On Level With On Level On Level On Level A Little More Slightly
Melting, Control With With Control With Control Melted Than Melted, Only
Most Melted Control Control, Less A Little
Melted Than Water In The
Sugar Bottom

20 Mins Is About 1/3 Same As Same As Same As Same As Less Melted Continuing
Melted Now Control Control Control Control Than Sugar To Melt At A
But More Slow Pace
Melted Than
Others

30 Mins About ½ Falling Behind, Same As Same As Salt Same As Close To The Between ¼
Melted A Little Less Control Control Same As and 1/3
Than Control Sugar, Little Melted
Less
 Results/Data Con.
Sugar Cinnamon P.A.N. Tajin Baking Soda Salt Control
40 Mins Mostly Only about ¼ Same as Same as Same As Almost About ½
Melted, Only Melted Control Control Sugar Completely Melted
A Little Ice Melted
Left
50 Mins Mostly Has Not Same As Little Less Same As Completely Little More
Melted Still, Melted Much Cinnamon Melted Than Sugar Melted Than ½
Small Pieces More, Only A Control Melted
Left Little
60 Mins Ice Is Almost Still About The Around 1/3 Little More Same As Melted ¾ Of The
Gone, Small Same, Only A Of The Ice Than ½ Sugar Way Melted
Pieces Little More Has Melted Melted
Floating Than 1/4
 After 60 Minutes

After 10 Minutes
 Conclusion
My original hypothesis was correct. According to the data and
what I observed, salt made the ice melt fastest. What I observed
though is that it was a close thing. The Tajin was close the whole
time, but that makes sense because it includes salt in it, even if it is
mixed with other things. The thing that surprised me was how
close salt was to sugar. Also, towards the end, the heavier
substance: cinnamon and P.A.N. seemed to fall behind the control
ice, and that was unexpected as well. In the end though, salt won
out.