The Teen Women Interested in Science and Technology Experiment on Potato Chips

The Teen Women Interested in Science and Technology (TWIST) group at Columbia Middle School recently experimented with potato chips. The question they posed was “Is what’s good tasting actually good for you?”
The process included first smashing a portion of chips onto graph paper and letting the oils seep in. Then, after waiting a few minutes, the students used that graph paper to determine the area of the oil stain.
Students are shown here conducting their experiments. The results were fairly consistent, with at least one student concluding: “My mom was right. What she says is healthy seems to have much less oil.”
Mr. Frank Geiger, Principal of Columbia Middle School, came to the following conclusion, stating, “According to my research, the most oily chip seemed to be the best tasting.” Mrs. Kimberly Tota is the faculty advisor to the TWIST organization at CMS.