Popcorn – What makes it pop? WK 10 T3

Room 7’s Explanation of what makes popcorn pop.

Popcorn pops because the water inside can turn into steam by 180 degrees temperature to put pressure on the popcorn to cause the popcorn to burst into a tasty snack. – Cooper

The popcorn pops from the hot air that turns the water into steam. When it is 180 degrees, it turns inside out. – Ruby.

The amazing sound of the popcorn is really cool, but why does it pop? Well the popcorn seed has water in and and the heat causes pressure which causes the popcorn to pop. – Seb

Popcorn needs 180 degrees to then pop. When it pops it is by evolution, changing from a kernel to something ready to eat. It also depends on how much water it has. – Levi

The water inside popcorn will turn into steam when the water inside the popcorn reaches 180 degrees. It then turns inside out. – Colby

The water makes the popcorn pop. It needs to be 180 degrees celcius. – Jayden

Popcorn ops by pressure, water and heat. ALl yhe water will turn to steam which eventually stays in the lid. That is how the kernels pop. The kernels that pop first means they had more water and pressure. -Aaliyah

Popcorn pops because the water inside the =kernels. The water evaporates into steam and causes the popcorn to pop. – Harlim

The reason how popcorn pops is the heat and the water that has been put in. When the heat reaches 180 degrees celcius the water turns into steam, making the kernels pop. -Tyela

Popcorn can pop because the pot can turn it to 180 degrees which causes it to pop into popcorn. -Erik

The water heats up which turns into steam which makes the popcorn turn inside out. – Riley.

People use 180 degrees to change corn into popcorn. – Luscous

The popcorn has water in it. It evaporates and turns into steam. The steam causes it to heat up and explode. – Amelia

Popcorn is a movie knight snack. There is special water and that makes it pop. The popcorn goes in the microwave and makes steam and makes the seeds turn inside out. It goes up to 180 degrees. – Hendrix

What makes popcorn pop is the heat energy inside which causes the popcorn to put. The pressure will pop too because it is hot. It has to be 180 degrees to make it burst. – Paige.

Popcorn needs hot water that turns into steam and makes it pop. To make popcorn it has to be 180 degrees celsius. – Leeroy

The popcorn pops because the water inside the seeds makes the popcorn pop and the 180 degrees makes it pop, too. – Kalais

Popcorn pops by the water and heat mixing together so we know that some of the popcorn is ready when the head the water are mixes because it makes it pop. – Jaaydah

We found out that kernels have water inside. This makes them pop.

We tried in a frying pan and it didn’t really work. It was either that the kernels were too old or we couldn’t get them hot enough (Mrs Hamilton was scared of setting off the fire alarm).

We made popcorn in the microwave instead.

These were the kernels that didn’t pop. We thought that they must not have had enough water to make them pop.

We LOVED eating the popcorn.

We were pretty impressed with the size difference of a kernel and popped popcorn.

What was left of the outer shell.