{"id":5004,"date":"2021-01-21T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T00:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols-redesign-dev\/?p=5004"},"modified":"2025-07-15T09:12:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T16:12:35","slug":"an-egg-cellent-experiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/2021\/01\/21\/an-egg-cellent-experiment\/","title":{"rendered":"An Egg-cellent Experiment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<p>The Nutrition, Health, and Fitness&nbsp;course focuses on overall wellness and the application of healthy living practices.&nbsp;Throughout the quarter, students actively participate in events that demonstrate skills and knowledge in maintaining healthy lifestyle choices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<p>The class has recently been learning about how teeth are affected by what we drink.&nbsp;The eggshell is very similar to the enamel on our teeth. It can easily stain from drinks we consume. If we don\u2019t brush our teeth at night and in the morning, the food and drink we have during the day is left to coat the tooth and can stain them permanently or lead to tooth decay.&nbsp;To demonstrate their knowledge and learn about how their favorite drink effects their teeth, the students participated in the \u201cEgg Experiment.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Needed<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tall glass<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go-to drink: Gatorade<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your egg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/450\/2021\/01\/experiment1.jpg\" alt=\"A bottle of Gatorade, a glass, and a white egg appear next to a list that says &quot;Things Needed&quot; followed by a bulleted list that says: &quot;Tall glass, Go-to drink: Gatorade, Your egg.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-5010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/450\/2021\/01\/experiment1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/450\/2021\/01\/experiment1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/450\/2021\/01\/experiment1-260x146.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<p>Students had options as to how they would like to share their experiment with the class:&nbsp;PowerPoint, Presi, Poster Board, Free Video Making Tool (animaker, powtoon, etc).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Samantha Egg Experiment\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-BaUCmBTif0?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Results<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Egg is dyed orange<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Has some bubbles on the surface of the shell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Gatorade would stain my teeth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gatorade also has the potential to cause cavities due to sugar contents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/450\/2021\/01\/experiment2.jpg\" alt=\"An orange-colored egg (in the shell) on a countertop, next to text that says: &quot;Results&quot; followed by a bulleted list that says: &quot;Egg is dyed orange, Has some bubbles on the surface of the shell, The Gatorade would stain my teeth, Gatorade also has the potential to cause cavities due to sugar contents.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-5012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/450\/2021\/01\/experiment2.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/450\/2021\/01\/experiment2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/450\/2021\/01\/experiment2-260x146.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Do You Think Your Drink Selection Affects the Enamel on Your Teeth?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;My egg turned light brown. I learned that the acid in black tea cause staining and some enamel to be removed.&nbsp;If you drink black tea, you should drink a glass of water afterwards to wash your mouth out.&#8221; -Kyle&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;My egg was discolored.&nbsp;Too much grape juice can stain teeth.&nbsp;It affects how your teeth look.&nbsp; Brush teeth and gums thoroughly.&#8221;&nbsp; \u2013 Miguel<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;My egg did not change color, but the texture changed from the Monster Energy drink.&nbsp;I rubbed on the texture part and it came off quite easily.&nbsp;This makes me think what Monster Energy does to my teeth.&#8221; \u2013 Sabine<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-wrapper alignstandard\">\n<p>Nutrition, Health, &amp; Fitness is one of the many\u00a0courses\u00a0OLS Bellevue College students take to obtain their associate degree from OLS. More information about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/our-program\/curriculum\/\">our curriculum<\/a>\u00a0is available on our website. To learn more about our program register for an upcoming\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/application-process\/information-sessions\/\">Information Session<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nutrition, Health, and Fitness&nbsp;course focuses on overall wellness and the application of healthy living practices.&nbsp;Throughout the quarter, students actively participate in events that demonstrate skills and knowledge in maintaining&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3261,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ols-news"],"acf":{"summary":"OLS students actively participate in events that demonstrate skills and knowledge in maintaining healthy lifestyle choices.\u00a0","featured_media_type":"image_horizontal","featured_image_horizontal":"","featured_image_vertical":null,"featured_video_url":"","caption":"","author_override":"Maile Allen","contact":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3261"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5004"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5035,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5004\/revisions\/5035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ols\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}