Golden Syrup!

I can’t eat it!

The Year 8’s had an awkward day at Technicraft, not just unusual but awkward, it included golden syrup, a methylated spirit burner, matches, safety goggles and test tubes. The  objective was to observe if the smell of the golden syrup increased and melted faster while in a solid and frozen form inside a test tube.

In its solid state, the smell of the syrup wasn’t really noticeable. Placing the test tube with the golden syrup inside it, underneath the armpit for 1 minute and then taking it out -  the syrup actually melted but not as fast as had been predicted. Using a hand motion to allow the aroma to waft into the air increased the sweet smell further.

Following that, rubbing the test tube in between our hands, the smell increased more together with the speed at which it melted. Every time something different was tried, there was a minimal change that affected.

Eventually, the burner was lit and  the test tube (held by test tube holder), was cautiously held above the flame and rotated.  Bubbles started to sizzle. Close observations showed the bubbles in the syrup began to form  rings down the test tube, which was fascinating.

Observing the changes that occurred when the golden syrup was heated was a fascinating and inspiring experience.