Steps to the Scientific Method Warm Up: Please complete the cut and paste activity at your table. When you are finished- Continue making your Table of Contents pages in your Science Spiral. Pages 0-6 will be your table of contents.
Mystery Spheres
Question: What will happen if we place the gobstoppers in the water? http://recoverytimes.com/images/wonka%20gobstoppers.gif
Hypothesis: If we place the gobstoppers in the water, then…….
Materials: 4 different colored gobstoppers Large petri dish Cup of water Graduated cylinder or pipette Colored pencils
Procedures: Place the gobstoppers at the 12, 3, 6, & 9 o’clock position in the bowl. Slowly fill your dish with water just above the candy.
What is your conclusion? Data/Observations: Using the big circles- Draw. 1. What the gobstoppers looked like in the bowl before you added the water. 2. After the water is added- What the gobstoppers look like 10 minutes later. What is your conclusion?
Conclusion: As the candies dissolve, the concentric layers of color disperse into the surrounding water, but adjoining colors do not readily mix to form new colors. This is because a thin layer of wax surrounds each layer, inhibiting the spread of colors. Further, the colored water forms clearly defined, wedge-shaped areas in the dish and changes color over time.)
New Questions: Discuss and record at least one new question. *For example: What would happen if we put the gobstoppers in hot water?