1. Which popcorn brand pops the most popcorn?
Megan Martin
9th grade
Bellwood Antis High School

2. Problem
Which popcorn brand will pop the most popcorn?

3. Research

4. Hypothesis
Jolly Time will pop the most popcorn.

5. Experimental Variables
Different popcorn brands

6. Experimental Groups Clover Valley popcorn Orville Redenbacher popcorn
Jolly Time popcorn
Pop Weaver popcorn
Giant popcorn

7. Experimental Procedure
Step 1: Gather materials
Step 2: Take one bag of popcorn and remove plastic
Step 3: Put popcorn in the center of the microwave and follow directions on the bag to cook
Step 4: Open bag and immediately empty popcorn out into the bowl

8. Experimental procedure continued
Step 5: Count total number of popped kernels
Step 6: Count total number of unpopped kernels
Step 7: Record data
Step 8: Repeat steps 2-7 three more times with the same popcorn brand
Step 9: Repeat steps 2-8 with a different popcorn brand

9. Control Group
Putting the popcorn in the microwave and not turning the microwave on.

10. Control Variables Cooking time-2min 30s
The placement of the popcorn in the microwave
Same size bags
Popcorn brands were all buttered popcorn
Temperature of room is 22 degrees Celsius
Heat level of the microwave
Using the same microwave
Placing the popcorn bag face up.

11. Number of popped kernels
Trial
Clover Valley
Orville Redenbacher
Jolly Time
Pop Weaver
Giant 1.
372
383
434
283
376 2.
380
400
453
312
358 3.
360
390
513
311
327 4.
367
347
447
293
346
average
369
461
299
351

12. Number of unpopped kernels
Trial
Clover Valley
Orville Redenbacher
Jolly Time
Pop Weaver
Giant 1. 6 5 22 39 2. 7 4 29 11 25 3. 3 30 14 42 4. 24 16 37
average 26 15 35

14. Number of popped and unpopped kernels
Clover valley
Orville Redenbacher
Jolly Time
Pop Weaver
Giant

15. My data supports my hypothesis that Jolly Time popcorn produced the most popcorn kernels.

16. Further Ideas