Name:__________________
FOOD ENERGY LAB EXPERIMENT
DAY 2 - CALORIMETRY EXPLORATION AND SETUP
PURPOSE:
Working with your laboratory team it will be your objective to perform a virtual calorimetry
lab in order to develop a basic understanding of the laboratory experiment, and then to
create your own basic calorimety lab setup.
STEP 1: PERFORM A VIRTUAL LABORATORY EXPERIMENT
 Have the researcher sign out a laptop, then sign into their @charter.newvisions.org, and
then open the email that Mr. Cawley sent entitled “Virtual Laboratory Experiment”.
 Click the link in the email, and perform the 15 step virtual laboratory experiment.
 VIRTUAL LAB ANALYSIS:
i.
What did your learn while performing this virtual laboratory experiment that
will assist you during your own calorimety experiment?
ii.
Which of the foods that you tested during the virtual laboratory experiment
released the most energy, and what data do you have to prove this?
STEP 2: DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR CALORIMETRY EXPERIMENT
 Consider the procedure from the virtual laboratory experiment, and also review the
procedures of the four different calorimetry experiments given to you by Mr. Cawley.
 Procedures and Experiments:
(this portion can be created in a google doc, and shared with Mr. C)
i. Design an experiment using any of the materials to determine which snack
food will transfer more energy when burned. You must provide measurements
and calculations to support your conclusions.
ii. Write a detailed list of what materials you will use, and then write a step-bystep procedure. You must get Mr. Cawley’s approval before beginning your
test.
 Materials:
 Procedure: