Monday May 21 2012
Taking a Marshmallow Apart

Take a marshmallow apart to see what it is made of.


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are you saying...

are you saying that marshmallows are healthy??

why do?

Why do things like wood and paper go black and then they go
white why is this?

Excellent question! Wood and

Excellent question! Wood and paper are made up mostly of cellulose. As it burns, the cellulose breaks down into carbon (black), water vapor, and energy. As it continues to burn, the carbon combines with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide. At the end, what is left behind is the white mineral ash, the result of nutrients that were absorbed by the plant's roots.

awesome

awesome

coool

coool

its good and i think testy

its good and i think testy

fire

my sister says when ever you use fire in one of your videos that in the bloopers you will set your beard on fire.........ya.....

ha

the end was funny (You need to look nice and pretty)

Wait a second...

You kind of confused me there.How did you tear it apart?

As the marshmallow burns, it

As the marshmallow burns, it is taken apart into the basic parts that the plant put into the sugar: energy, water, and carbon.

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