Well it turns out that Gummi Bears are not only a tasty treat, but they also can be a fun topic for science experiments! Last week, we completed our Gummi Bear Experiment. We have been learning about some Science vocabulary such as hypothesis, data, variables, observation, experiment, and classifying. We put those vocabulary words into action as we each created a hypothesis. We learned that a good hypothesis is a statement that can be tested with an experiment. We also learned that a strong hypothesis will follow the pattern “If……. then…… because…..” such as “If I leave my Gummi Bears in water overnight then they will get smaller because the sugar will dissolve and disappear.” We discussed in small groups our reasoning based on what we knew about gummis- that they are made of food coloring, gelatin and sugar . We also based our hypotheses on our own background knowledge.
We found that the Gummi Bears did in fact get bigger overnight . We also observed that the color changed. How did the color change when we left the gummis in water overnight?
Was your hypothesis correct or not?
Check out the videos/photos below to see the process.