Design experiment

Aim : to see that the different kind of state of

pineapple will affect the firmness of the gelatin
Background information :
1. Gelatin: (or gelatine) is a translucent, colorless, brittle
(when dry), tasteless solid substance, derived from the collagen
inside animals' skin and bones. It is commonly used as a gelling
agent in food, pharmaceuticals, photography, and cosmetic
manufacturing.
2. Protease: (also termed peptidase or proteinase) Breaks
down proteins. A protease is any enzyme that conducts
proteolysis, that is, begins protein catabolism by hydrolysis of
the peptide bonds that link amino acids together in the
polypeptide chain forming the protein.
3. Pineapple : pineapple (Ananas comosus) is the common
name for a tropical plant and its edible fruit, which is actually a
multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries. Mainly from its
stem, pineapple contains a proteolytic enzyme, bromelain,
which breaks down protein.

Hypothesis:
in this experiment i want to see that is it possible
that the different state of pinapple will give a
different frimness of gelatin

Variable :
1. Independent variable :
a. Ripe pineapple
b. Young pineapple
c. Boiled pineapple
d. Canned pineapple
e. Frozen pineapple
2. Dependant variable :
a. The firmness of gelatin
3. Control variable :
a. the materials needed to make gelatin
b. same amount of pineapple used
Materials and Apparatus
1 Ripe pineapple
2 Young pineapple
3 Boiled pineapple
4 Canned pineapple
5 Frozen pineapple
6 Distiled water
7 Gelatin (powder)
8 Cup
9 Beaker
10 Bowl
11 Spoon

Method
1 Boil a cup of water. Once it is boiling, transfer the
water to a bowl. Then the gelatin needs to be
added.

2 clean
3 Pour in one envelope of gelatin. Stir very quickly
and constantly, it will gel up very quickly. Put the
pineapple that have been cleaned
4 Add a cup of cold water to the gelatin.
5 Stir the gelatin and put it in the refrigerator. It
needs to be refrigerated for about 3 hours.
6 For thicker gel, add 1/2 cup of water to boil and a
1/2 cup of cold water to bowl.
7 Wait and observe what happen . Do the same
step for other state of pineapple .