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Science projects are simple and fun using a microwave oven right from your home. Here are a few examples of projects that junior high and high school students are able to complete at home.
Microwave heating patterns in rounded shaped foods
Objectives:
- Understand principles of microwave heating
- Developing simple means to vitalize heating pattern in foods – we selected potato
- Learn how to measure temperature and simple calibration procedures for temperature measurement
- Study influence of size on heating patterns – core heating.
The project consists of literature search and study.
- Develop hypothesis
- Develop experiment and validation methods
- Draw conclusions
- Develop procedures that can be used in high schools as in class project for students
Study field patterns in domestic ovens
Objectives:
- Understand principles of microwave heating
- Developing simple means to vitalize 3-D heating pattern in an empty domestic oven – through literature search the teachers selected old fashioned copy paper and crystal sheets
- Study influence of oven geometry on field patterns – selected three different ovens to map 3D pattern
- Develop a demonstration method for in class teaching.
The effect of microwaved water on plant growth
Objectives:
- Understand principles of microwave heating
- Developing simple means to validate or debunk a popular microwave-related email forward
- Study influence of microwave heating
- Utilize proper reporting methods for scientific experimentation.
A copy of the popular emal forward may be found on the Snopes website at http://www.snopes.com/science/microwave/plants.asp. The email circulates the internet several times a year. The International Microwave Power Institute has received calls from major food companies regarding this email! This relatively simple science experience can be conducted with minimal material investment, and is a fun way to validate or debunk this ongoing debate.