Candy Heart Science Observation

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The inquiry science lesson that was chosen was Candy Heart Science Observations. Students were asked to determine if candy hearts will sink or float. Students were also asked to explore, what liquids would dissolve the candy hearts. This lesson was taught on Thursday, January 26th. I chose a small group of eight children from my classroom. The lesson was taught in the morning before reading group and during calendar time. This lesson was done in the common area in my mentor school.
The purpose of these lessons was to help students use their observations skills to determine the answers to the learning objectives. Students were asked the question, will candy hearts sink or float in water: The experiment was a way for my students to understand why some items float and others sink. The second portion of the experiment asked students to predict which substance will dissolve the candy hearts (water, clear soda, vinegar). My students were given the opportunity to test different liquids to see how they would react to the candy hearts. They were asked beforehand to predict which liquid would dissolve the candy hearts. They recorded their predictions on a recording sheet that I provided to them.
I began the lesson by asking the students why do they think some items float and why others did not. Some of …show more content…

We could see why manufacturers asked you to use vinegar when dissolving the tablets found in Easter egg kits. My students could also see why sugar was bad from your teeth. They concluded that candy that got stuck in your teeth gave off acid, just like the vinegar. Vinegar dissolve the candy, and so stuck candy in the tooth, like the vinegar, dissolved tooth enamel. As the teacher, I learn about the real-world concepts along with my students. I did not know why manufacturers used vinegar to dissolve the dyes and why candy was so bad for your teeth. I learned this along with my

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