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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
Color
Length
Width
Thickness
Volume
Mass
Density
Day 2
Amount of
Change
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!