Week 15

Week 15 was one of the most fun weeks we've had in Chem so far this year. The week was composed of our soap projects and making ice cream. For the soap, we each brought in supplies and made Evernote presentations for the projects. We needed stuff like soap bases, fragrances, food coloring and some sort of mold. When making the soap, we used a melt and pour method. We melted the soap base until completely melted in a beaker on a hot plate, then mixed in fragrances and coloring. We stirred it and finally poured it into the molds and let them cool over night. Simple as that! Each group presented their projects acting as a company with a logo and history. It was a very cool, simple, and fun project to do. The ice cream making was a surprise on our last day before break. Using simple ingredients like ice, salt, vanilla, milk, sugar, and whipping cream, we easily made vanilla ice cream. In the gallon zip lock bag, we put in ice and salt. Then on the inside of that bag went a quart size zip lock bag filled with the rest of the ingredients. Making sure both bags were tightly sealed, we shook the bags for about 10 minutes to get the finished product. Unfortunately, though, we didn't have enough time for ice cream, but still ended up with a delicious milkshake! Week 15 in Chem was a great way to begin our Christmas Break.