Thursday, October 21, 2010
Skittles and M&M's
In this lab, students used the scientific method to form a hypothesis about the dominant color in bags of skittles or m&m's. There were parts of the lab that the students completed individually (for the purpose of individual data and the allowance of them eating their candy) and the final lab involved them sharing and comparing their data to make new data. Students completed their graph, accepted or rejected their hypothesis then formed a theory about the dominant candy color. Mathematics skills were also used in this lab as the students had to graphically depict their bag results.
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Hi Sandra,
ReplyDeleteVery nice blog! The photos are great. I need to research my school's 'laws' about using student's photos on the web. There are required forms filled out at the beginning of the year and I must find some time to find them and decipher what they say before using my student's photos.
Joyce
Hi again,
ReplyDeleteJust lookin' for your post! Joyce
Hi Sandra,
ReplyDeleteI really like your activity. It utilizes a direct motivation for students, candy. I really like the way you made them share their data. This activity is well designed to demonstrate the scientific method.
Sandra!
ReplyDeleteBeautil post! Love the media of looking at engaged children working hard. So here's the one question - how did the kids not eat the candy?? Were the results really valid?LOL
Dave