Gummy Bear LabThe Metric System

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Title: Gummy Bear Lab

Lab Partners:

Date:

My Role:

Observe your Gummy Bears!

Describe your gummy bear in as much detail as possible. Your gummy bear will be changing quite a bit,

and we need to remember what it was like before.

What are some of the different methods you used to describe the gummy bear.

Different types of observations…

Qualitative Observations

Quantitative Observations

What are the differences in these two types of observations?

How can both types be useful in science class?

We will want to use both types as we go through our investigation over the next three days.

Our Question!

How will a gummy bear change when left in water overnight?

Make a Hypothesis

I think the gummy bear will ___________, because of _______________.

Write a procedure for how to find the answer to this

question.

You will be sharing the procedures that you write with the class.

All students need to write it.

You will be given a chance to edit it before you perform your investigation.

Think about: What measurements/observations you need

to make before/after How you will test the question

More stuff to think about

What kind of quantitative observations will I make? Do I just need to look at the size of the

gummy bear, or is the amount of water the gummy bear is in important also?

What kind of qualitative observations will I make? How will I organize my observations? Will I just write words, or should I draw also?

Design your data tables

This is the table I had originally. I don’t like it now, how could you change this to make it work better?

Day 1 Day 2 Amount of Change

Color

Length

Width

Thickness

Volume

Mass

Density

Gather your data

Now it is time to carry out your plan. Make sure you record all of your preliminary data first and then put your bear in the water.

I have marked spots for each class period to put your bears.

Make sure your group name is on your bears!!!!

Time to see how the bear changed!

Get your bears, and record all necessary data.

Draw any pictures that you need.

Analyze your data

Time to graph what you found.

What are some ways that you can graph what you found? Do you need to graph all of the data or is

some more important?

Write your conclusion

Remember your sentence starters!

Be prepared to present what you found!