What Causes a Jelly Bean Disappear?
In this course students will experiment with jelly beans and different kinds of bases to determine which cause a jelly bean to dissolve.
Emily Goulden
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4.5
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What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hoursHomework
1-2 hours per week. interactive google slides for the scientific methodAssessment
kahoot! for scientific method, nearpodClass Experience
US Grade 2 - 4
In this course, students will experiment with jelly beans to discover what bases cause it to dissolve and how fast. 1. To start off, we will discuss the scientific method and how it applies to this experiment. We will set up the experiment using the scientific method. 2. We will set up the experiment. We will have several cups filled with different bases such as water, sprite, vinegar, lemon juice, and salt water. The cups will be labeled. We will separate the jelly beans by color and place one color into each cup. 3. Together, we will predict what we think will happen in each cup. 4. We will observe what happens throughout our 30-minute class. While we observe, we will discuss different components of the scientific method, what scientist do, how to think like a scientists, and scientific tools. We will also watch some videos on how jelly beans are made and what they are made out of. We will use all of this information with our observations to discuss the final outcome of the experiment. - Please print out the attached worksheet so your student can follow along! - For added fun, I would suggest having your students continue the experiment overnight and see how the jelly beans look the next morning!
Learning Goals
Students will learn how candy/sugar reacts to different bases.
Students will learn parts of scientific method.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Parents will want to help the students prepare for this experiment by pouring the bases into the cups.
Students will be asked to access Nearpod, Kahoot!, and YouTube in order to fully experience this course. They may require assistance in accessing these sources for the first time. An account may be required. A codes will be needed for both Nearpod and Kahoot, along with the creation of a "nickname". Nothing will be require to access videos on Canva.
Most YouTube videos will be under the "kids" section of YouTube however some are not and will require an adult account to avoid the videos being blocked.
Youtube and Canva videos, and Nearpod will be used via screen share.
The google slides presentation will be a simple link to follow and download.
Supply List
five cups sprite, vinegar, lemon juice, water, and salt water jelly beans
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
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Joined March, 2020
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Elementary teaching assistant and substitute teacher for 3 years and counting. Reviews
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$12
per classMeets once
30 min
Completed by 1 learner
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Ages: 7-10
3-6 learners per class
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