This document outlines a student experiment investigating ionic bonding in various substances. The experiment tested whether each substance melted when heated, dissolved in water, and conducted electricity. Substances that did not melt or dissolve but did conduct electricity were determined to have ionic bonding. The experiment was carefully controlled, with consistent amounts of each substance tested and environmental variables like flame level and distance from heat source kept the same. Testing each substance in this way allowed conclusions to be drawn about whether ionic bonding was present or absent for each one.