Does Heating Honey Increase It's Flow Rate?
Will Honey Flow At A Quicker Pace When Temperature Is Increased?
Hypothesis: Honey will flow quicker when heated.
Aim: To discover whether honey will flow at a quicker pace when temperature is increased.
Equipment:
500g Homebrand Woolworths Australian Honey
Chopping Board
Something to rest chopping board on (to create a ramp)
Newspaper
Tea Towel
Stopwatch
2 plates
3 teaspoons
Microwaveable Mug
Risk Analysis:
Hazard
Risk
How to Minimise Risk
Hot Honey
Burns
Handle any hot equipment by holding with a folded tea towel.
Working with glass
Cuts
Handle glassware with care to ensure no smashing.
Method:
One teaspoon of honey was placed in the freezer on a plate and left to chill for 45 minutes.
A ramp was constructed out of a chopping board placed on a jar of peanut butter to create a slope for testing flow of honey. Newspaper was placed underneath the ramp to reduce any mess made.
One teaspoon of room temperature honey was placed at starting board on ramp. A stopwatch was used to measure the length of time taken for the honey to flow from the starting point till the first drop reached the newspaper at the bottom. Ramp was washed, wiped clean and placed on a fresh piece of newspaper.
Honey was squirted into a microwaveable mug until the entire bottom of the mug was covered. Mug was placed in microwave for 5 seconds on medium high, heated honey was (insert degrees). Once heated, one teaspoon of honey was collected from mug and placed at Ramp starting point to record flow time. Ramp was washed, wiped clean and placed on a fresh piece of newspaper.
Chilled honey was removed from freezer and quickly scraped with a teaspoon onto Ramp starting point to record flow time.
Results
1
2
3
Average Flow Time
Room Temperature
Honey (210C)
3mins 57secs
3mins
36secs
3mins
3secs
3mins
32secs
Chilled Honey (00C)
10mins
42secs
9mins
41secs
9mins
21secs
9mins
54secs
Hypothesis: Honey will flow quicker when heated.
Aim: To discover whether honey will flow at a quicker pace when temperature is increased.
Equipment:
500g Homebrand Woolworths Australian Honey
Chopping Board
Something to rest chopping board on (to create a ramp)
Newspaper
Tea Towel
Stopwatch
2 plates
3 teaspoons
Microwaveable Mug
Risk Analysis:
Hazard
Risk
How to Minimise Risk
Hot Honey
Burns
Handle any hot equipment by holding with a folded tea towel.
Working with glass
Cuts
Handle glassware with care to ensure no smashing.
Method:
One teaspoon of honey was placed in the freezer on a plate and left to chill for 45 minutes.
A ramp was constructed out of a chopping board placed on a jar of peanut butter to create a slope for testing flow of honey. Newspaper was placed underneath the ramp to reduce any mess made.
One teaspoon of room temperature honey was placed at starting board on ramp. A stopwatch was used to measure the length of time taken for the honey to flow from the starting point till the first drop reached the newspaper at the bottom. Ramp was washed, wiped clean and placed on a fresh piece of newspaper.
Honey was squirted into a microwaveable mug until the entire bottom of the mug was covered. Mug was placed in microwave for 5 seconds on medium high, heated honey was (insert degrees). Once heated, one teaspoon of honey was collected from mug and placed at Ramp starting point to record flow time. Ramp was washed, wiped clean and placed on a fresh piece of newspaper.
Chilled honey was removed from freezer and quickly scraped with a teaspoon onto Ramp starting point to record flow time.
Results
1
2
3
Average Flow Time
Room Temperature
Honey (210C)
3mins 57secs
3mins
36secs
3mins
3secs
3mins
32secs
Chilled Honey (00C)
10mins
42secs
9mins
41secs
9mins
21secs
9mins
54secs