Gummy Bears Lab

Testable Question: What happens to a gummy bear if you leave it in water over night?

The students measured the volume, mass, and density before and after it sat in water for 24 hours.

The pictures show you what happens.

Seeing these results, the challenge students had to design their own lab changing the independent variable. Some groups wanted to see what would happen in different liquids, other groups tested to see what happens if left in the water for 48 hours. Another group wanted to see if the size cup affected how much water was absorbed into the gummy bear.