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Gold award: How much starch is in a potato?
In this Crest Gold Award accredited project, students are provided some suggestions for project work based around potatoes and potato starch. Suggested investigations include:
- determining the starch content different potatoes
- finding the effect of detergent on potato starch residue left on cookware
- comparing the viscosity of various potato starches using a Marsh funnel
- researching the variety of uses for potato starch
The projects are expected to take up to 70 hours of student time.
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