Tuesday, 12 September 2017

5D test food

In today's double Science lesson 5D got their lab coats on and test food for starch and glucose.

Testing for starch with iodine


Recording results


Observing any colour change

Lots of foods to test


All hard at work.

Results carefully recorded

Using Benedictus solution to test for glucose

One enterprising pupil wanted to test an acorn for starch and so we broke it open and tested the parts


With interesting results.