Rede Franco Middle School Presidio isd Presidio tx 79845 Lucy Rede Franco Middle School Presidio isd Presidio tx 79845 C hemical Analysis of the Effect of Gravity on Capsicum ID: 366634
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Lucy
Rede Franco Middle SchoolPresidio isdPresidio tx 79845
Lucy
Rede
Franco Middle School
Presidio
isd
Presidio
tx
79845Slide2
C
hemical Analysis of the Effect of Gravity on Capsicum Chinense ‘Habanero’
Lisa Marie Pena
Principal InvestigatorJuan Nieto and Vanessa Rohanna
Co-InvestigatorsAlma Baeza
and Maxwell FergusonCollaboratorsErnesto Monte
Teacher FacilitatorSlide3
Habanero
chili exposed to microgravity will decrease in carotenoid content, thus decreasing piquancy.
Amount of ascorbic acid will decrease, thus increasing pH value of the chili.
HYPOTHESESSlide4
MANIPULATED VARIABLE:
CONDITIONS OF GRAVITYRESPONDING VARIABLE:PH VALUEASCORBIC ACIDPIQUANCYCAROTENOIDEXPERIMENT DESIGNGROUND PREPARATION OF EXPERIMENTAL SET UP
I’m heading to space to disprove the rumor about my hotness.Slide5
EXPERIMENT DESIGN
INSTRUCTIONS ON BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSESOxalic Acid(5 ml)homogenizecentrifuge
filter
pH
Ascorbic
Acid
Acetone
(10 ml)
Diatomaceous Earth
Filter
Extract
Amount of sugar solution (ml)
Petroleum Either
Extract oil
distilled water
acetone
Spectrometer (450 nm)
AbsorbanceSlide6
Sample 1
Sample 2Sample 3Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
DATA AND OBSERVATIONS
pH value
Ascorbic Acid content
Carotenoid
content
Amount of sugar solution added to dilute piquancy (ml)
Habanero
Chili exposed to Microgravity
Habanero
Chile on Earth’s standard gravity
5.05
5.05
5.05
500
500
500
SORRY! THERE’S NO DATA AVAILABLE FOR THIS.
THEY DID NOT
ALLOW ME TO GO…TOO HOT!!! (LOL!!!)Slide7