Skittles & Science: Creating A Fun Connection
The third graders in Mrs. Andrew’s class recently got to play with their food, all in the name of science.
With work packets in hand they set out in groups to answer the question, “Does water temperature affect the decay of Skittles placed in it?” Students dug into the project and took on the role of scientists.
Together students tackled the scientific method by coming up with a hypothesis, making a prediction, conducting the experiment by placing skittles in both warm and cold water, tracking their data and coming up with their conclusion.
“Students enjoyed being scientists and following the scientific method!” said Mrs. Andrews. “I love to see the excitement they display as they do the experiments.”
What was the outcome? Warm water dissolves the dye and sugar more quickly than cold, and as it does, creates a swirl of rainbow colors. We loved seeing these students excited about learning science!