Conclusion:
My experiment didn't turn out like how I thought it'd be. The hypothesis is correct, because I did look up research and found out that when frozen strawberries are used in dessert, they do lose flavor after being defrosted in water. Why? Because of the formation of the ice crystals in frozen berries. When water freezes, it expands forming crystals. These ice crystals cause most of the cells to burst by poking holes in the walls of others. When thawed, these walls don't repair themselves, therefore resulting in a mushier strawberry. With my experiment, I couldn't compare the store bought strawberries that were made with the shortcake with the frozen strawberries because the directions I followed made the shortcake a failure and it was all a mess. Many errors were made in this experiment. Some of these errors included: lack of materials, hard to work with dough, recipe wasn't clear enough, unnecessary ingredients were mixed in, etc. But its okay to make mistakes and fail a few times. Because of how this experiment turned out awfully, it gave me even more ideas on what other types of experiments I can do through out the year and what errors I should avoid making.
