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How Much Sugar Is in Bubble Gum?
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | Hebrank, Mary R. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | After a piece of gum loses its sweetness, it can be left to dry at room temperature and then the difference between its initial (unchewed) mass and its chewed mass can be used to calculate the percentage of sugar in the gum. This demonstration experiment is used to generate new questions about gums and their ingredients, and students can then design and execute new experiments based on their own questions. Some of the flavoring in bubble gum is due to the sugar or other sweetener it contains. As gum is chewed, the sugar dissolves and is swallowed. After a piece of gum loses its sweetness, it can be left to dry at room temperature and then the difference between its initial (unchewed) mass and its chewed mass can be used to calculate the percentage of sugar in the gum. This demonstration experiment is used to generate new questions about gums and their ingredients, and students can then design and execute new experiments based on their own questions. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado Duke University |
| Subject Keyword | Physical Science Controls Experimental Design Hypothesis Bubble Gum |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT2H15M |
| Education Level | Class VI Class VII Class VIII Class IX |
| Resource Type | Notes |
| Subject | Physics |
