1. INFORMATION
DEHYDRATE
POTATO
It's summer and it's HOT! There's no avoiding it
(unless you live in Antarctica). When it's hot, your
body perspires (aka sweats) as a natural means
to thermoregulate itself. All of that perspiration
that's cooling you down primarily consists of
water. The more you perspire the more water Diana Chapa #4
comes from your body and the less hydrated you Ana Sofi Salazar #18
become. If you're not putting fluids back in your Maria Alejandra Nava #14
body, eventually you'll become dehydrated.
Dehydration is an excessive lose of body fluids Mayra Aenlle #1
and can result in headaches, dizziness, Sofia Menchaca#12
decreased blood pressure, and (in extreme
cases) death
Date of publication
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2. MATERIALS STEP-BY-STEP WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO
PROCEDURE THE POTATO?
1 Potato (small or medium sizes will
work best) 1. Take your paper and mark it with the The salt water is acting as a dehydrator by drawing
word "salted" and place it on a flat surface, such moisture out of the potato. As the water is drawn out
as a table. of the potato, the potato begins to get dehydrated.
2 Dishes or Saucers (deep enough to As it dehydrates, the potato shrivels..
2. Place one of the dishes on the paper
hold about a half-inch of water)
and the other next to it.
3. Fill each dish with an equal amount of CONCLUSION
Cutting board water (the water level should be high enough to
fill the dish, but not so high that it overflows). The salt on the water makes all the potato liquids
come out of it such as when it's hot, your body
Knife 4. Stir two table spoons of salt into the perspires (aka sweats) as a natural means to
dish marked "salted'. thermoregulate itself. All of that perspiration that's
cooling you down primarily consists of water. The
Salt (about 2 tablespoons) 5. Using your knife and your cutting more you perspire the more water comes from
board, cut the potato in half. Make sure to cut the your body and the less hydrated you become. If
potato so you have two equal size pieces. you're not putting fluids back in your body,
Water eventually you'll become dehydrated.
6. Place one-half of the potato, flat side Dehydration is an excessive lose of body fluids
down, into the dish marked "salted". and can result in headaches, dizziness,
Piece of paper decreased blood pressure, and (in extreme
7. Place the other half of the potato, flat cases) death.
side down, into the dish with plain water.
Pen, pencil, or marker
8. Let the potatoes sit in the dishes
undisturbed for about an hour.
ESTIMATED 9. Each Half an hour add a potato to
EXPERIMENT TIME each dish to see the difference.
About an hour