Science Fair Project

Which Soda is the Worst for your Teeth?

By

Lauren Scardello & Julia Alvarez

Statement of Problem

Which soda is the worst for your teeth?

Project Overview

In our project we are testing four different kinds of soda by putting them in cups and dropping chicken bones in the cups. Then we will check on them everyday and write the data down on how they are doing.

Research

• We researched which sodas are the most popular.

• We researched how soda affects your teeth.

• We researched what makes soda so bad for your teeth.

Variables

Independent Variable- Soda Dependent Variable- Chicken Bones Constants- The cups, the amount of

soda, and the chicken bone sizes. Control Group- The chicken bone we

put in water.

Hypothesis

We think that Fresca soda will be the best soda for your teeth, and Dr. Pepper will be the worst for your teeth.

We think that Fresca will be the best soda for your teeth because it has the least amount of sugar and sugar eats away the enamel on your teeth. We think that Dr. Pepper will be the worst soda for your teeth because it has a lot of sugar and a lot of caffeine.

Materials

5 cups 5 chicken bones that are all ten inches Fresca, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper, Sprite,

and Water in cups.

Procedure

Step 1: Buy all the materials Step 2: take all the chicken off the chicken

bones and put them in the four cups. Step 3: Put the various sodas and water in

different cups. Step 4: Let sit for 1 week Step 5: Record the changes every day. Step 6: Analyze and conclude data.

Photos

Photos

Data/Observations

Soda changes to chicken bones

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color scale

Diet Coke

Dr. Pepper

Sprite

Fresca

Control/ Water

Conclusion

We discovered that based on our experiment, Sprite was the best for your teeth because the chicken bone was the lightest and the least decayed. Diet Coke was the worst because it was the darkest.

Applications and Recommendations

We could have bought chicken bones that didn’t have chicken on them.

We could have started this project sooner

We could have been more organized.

Possible Experiment Errors

The density of the chicken bones may not have been exact.

The soda may not have been an equal amount.

Works Cited

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 Life Mojo Team. "Harmful Affects of Soft Drinks." Life Mojo 3 Oct. 2009. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. <http://www.lifemojo.com/lifestyle/harmful-effects-of-soft-drinks-soda-3920349>.

Magazine Article Mestman, Sadie S., and Ariella D. Herman. What to Do for Healthy Teeth: Easy to Read, Easy to Use. La Habra, CA: Institute for Healthcare Advancement, 2009. Print.

 "Science Fair Projects - Http://www.fellowshipch.org/pcasfelizabeth05.html." Hundreds of Science Fair Projects For Students. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. <http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/science_fair_projects/132/984/737e14fd38ce907dd2d7ac8d51a7f750.html>.

"Soda or Pop? It's Teeth Trouble by Any Name." Colgate World Care. Web. 24 Jan. 2011. <www.colgate.com>.

 "Soda Rots Your Teeth." Fitness, Health & Well-Being | FitSugar. Web. 20 Jan. 2011. <http://www.fitsugar.com/Soda-Rots-Your-Teeth-380704>.