Does Smell Affect Taste?
2. I will put a blindfold on the person that is eating and smelling
3. I will put a scented candle close to them but not to close
4. I will just have them test the candle, then I will have them test the jelly
5. I will make sure that they have water for this part
6. After they are tested alone, I will test them together
7. I will make sure that I write all the data down
8. I will also make sure that before testing they sign the paper I had to make sure they are okay with what I am doing
9. I will also make sure that their names are at the top of the page for the data
Conclusion- My hypothesis was correct. I said that most people would have the most trouble with smelling and eating at the same time. I thought that people would have more trouble just smelling the candles because the scents I used were not normal smells you smell everyday. I made sure that after I was done testing everyone, I put all the candles back in the bag they came from and the correct lid went on each jam. I made sure I had to put the candles back in because they bag had their scent, so if i put them in another bag it would mess the testing up. I also made sure the lids were closed tight so nothing happened to my jams. I could improve my science fair my starting everything earlier and making sure I have more people to test.
Abstract- Do you think the effect of smelling something will affect your taste? I made 5 different candles and got 5 different flavors. I used strawberry, cucumber cantaloupe, vanilla, orange, and fruit slice for the candle smells. I predicted that people would get most things wrong while they had to smell the candle, while eating some jam. I chose to do this topic because I like baking and I have always wondered what would happen.
Problem- Do smells affect your taste?
Hypothesis- I think that most people would have the most trouble with smelling and eating at the same time.
Procedure-
1. I will get people to test my experiment
This year, my Pop-Pop showed me how to make a candle. The ones I used to test people, we made out in the shop. It was important to have him watching because you have to melt the wax and it can get very hot. The first thing I did was make the candles, they each took about 45 minutes so they could settle. I made two at a time. After the two candles were not warm anymore, I labeled the scent on the bottom in permanent marker. After all of the candles were done, I went into the house and my MomMom and I went the store. We got five different jams. They were strawberry, grape, cherry, peach, and blackberry. I made sure everyone signed the paper form, so I would have their signature to test them. I had a sheet of paper next to me while I was recording data. After I tested the first person, I did the same for each person.
This didn’t take me as long as last year’s project did but, there was still a lot of work that needed to be done. After I tested most people I saw that the hardest part of this was smelling and tasting at the same time. Some people had also had trouble with just tasting the jam itself. A few people had trouble with all three things. My one family member did this test and she had the most trouble smelling the candle itself. Then the other two were also difficult but not as hard as just smelling the candle.
My hypothesis was correct. I said that most people would have the most trouble with smelling and eating at the same time. I thought that people would have more trouble just smelling the candles because the scents I used were not normal smells you smell everyday. I made sure that after I was done testing everyone, I put all the candles back in the bag they came from and the correct lid went on each jam. I made sure I had to put the candles back in because they bag had their scent, so if i put them in another bag it would mess the testing up. I also made sure the lids were closed tight so nothing happened to my jams. I could improve my science fair my starting everything earlier and making sure I have more people to test.
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Does Smell Affect Taste?