Skittles & The Great Scientific Experiment
Scientific experiments are already underway in Mrs. Angie Andrews' and Mrs. Christina Brazzel's third grade classrooms. Working in pairs, these budding scientists were tasked with the question, “Does water temperature affect the decay of Skittles?”
Together students tackled the scientific method by coming up with a hypothesis, making a prediction, conducting the experiment (placing skittles in both warm and cold water), tracking their data, and reaching a conclusion.
"My students love Science and hands-on learning,” said Mrs. Andrews. "They get to be detectives and experience the wonder of God’s creation.”
The outcome? Warm water dissolves the dye and sugar more quickly than cold, creating a fun swirl of rainbow colors. There were plenty of "oohs" and "ahhs" as the third graders were captivated by this science lesson!