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1-028-SouthernSweetIcedTea-ModelingScenario

Author(s): Troy Henderson

University of Mobile, Mobile AL USA

Keywords: data Newton's Law of Cooling tea sweet tea

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Resource Image We offer raw data collected from a webcam and a thermometer for evaluating the strength of steeping tea. We ask students to build a mathematical model using the data to predict how long the tea should steep before essentially reaching saturation.

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There are many preferences among Southerners regarding iced tea. Some prefer unsweetened iced tea, but most prefer sweet tea. Among those that prefer sweet tea, the preferred sweetness varies. Some like to sweeten their iced tea with artificial sweeteners. Among those that use sugar to sweeten their tea, some like lightly sweetened iced tea, others like moderately sweetened, and still others like their tea extremely sweet. That is, the preference of sugar concentration is probably the biggest difference between different sweet teas.

Another difference between iced teas is the type of tea used in brewing. There are instant teas, iced tea mixes, flavored teas, decaffeinated teas, cold brew tea bags, and classic fresh brew tea bags. Yet another preference Southerners have among their ice teas is the brand of tea.

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Author(s): Troy Henderson

University of Mobile, Mobile AL USA

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