What's Poppin'? Bubble gum experiment results

Bubble Data

Student A

Gum Brand:	Bubble 1:	Bubble 2:	Bubble 3:
Trident	.5in	1in	.5in
Juicy Fruit	3in	1.5in	2in
5 Gum	.5in	.1in	.5in
Dubble Bubble	.5in	.5in	.5in
Extra	.5in	.5in	.5in

Trident average: 0.6in

Juicy Fruit average: 2.2in

5 Gum average: 0.3in

Dubble Bubble average: 0.5in

Extra average: 0.5in

Student B

Gum Brand:	Bubble 1:	Bubble 2:	Bubble 3:
Trident	.5in	.5in	.5in
Juicy Fruit	1in	1.5in	3.5in
5 Gum	.5in	.5in	.5in
Dubble Bubble	.5in	1in	1.5in
Extra	.5in	.5in	.5in

Trident average: 0.5in

Juicy Fruit average: 2in

5 Gum average: 0.5in

Dubble Bubble average: 1in

Extra average: 0.5in

Student C

Gum Brand:	Bubble 1:	Bubble 2:	Bubble 3:
Trident	.5in	1in	1.5in
Juicy Fruit	1in	1in	3in
5 Gum	.5in	.5in	.5in
Dubble Bubble	1in	1.5in	1in
Extra	.5in	.5in	.5in

Trident average: 1in

Juicy Fruit average: 1.7in

5 Gum average: 0.5in

Dubble Bubble average: 0.5in

Extra average: 0.5

Student D

Gum Brand:	Bubble 1:	Bubble 2:	Bubble 3:
Trident	.5in	.5in	1in
Juicy Fruit	4in	2in	3in
5 Gum	1in	.5in	.5in
Dubble Bubble	.5in	2in	1in
Extra	.5in	.5in	.5in

Trident average: 0.7in

Juicy Fruit average: 3in

5 Gum average: 0.7in

Dubble Bubble average: 1.2in

Extra average: 0.5in

Student E

Gum Brand:	Bubble 1:	Bubble 2:	Bubble 3:
Trident	.5in	.5in	.5in
Juicy Fruit	1in	2in	1.5in
5 Gum	.5in	1in	.5in
Dubble Bubble	1in	1.5in	.5in
Extra	.5in	.5in	.5in

Trident average: 0.5in

Juicy Fruit average: 1.5in

5 Gum average: 0.7in

Dubble Bubble average: 1in

Extra average: 0.5in

 

Student F

Gum Brand:	Bubble 1:	Bubble 2:	Bubble 3:
Trident	.5in	.5in	.5in
Juicy Fruit	1.5in	2in	1.5in
5 Gum	.5in	1in	1in
Dubble Bubble	2in	1.5in	1in
Extra	.5in	.5in	.5in

Trident average: .5in

Juicy Fruit average: 1.7in

5 Gum average: 0.8in

Dubble Bubble average: 1.5in

Extra average: 0.5in

Total Scores

Trident: 0.6in

Juicy Fruit: 2in

5 Gum: 0.6in

Dubble Bubble: 1in

Extra: 0.5in

Conclusion:

After conducting the bubble gum experiment and analyzing the data, my hypothesis has been dis-proven. My hypothesis stated, “I think Dubble Bubble will blow the biggest bubble”, when in fact, Juicy Fruit blew the biggest bubble. According to the data, the average bubble size blown with Juicy Fruit was 2 inches. The average bubble size blown with Dubble Bubble was only 1 inch. This means, on average, Juicy Fruit allowed the testing group to blow bubbles 1 inch larger than Dubble Bubble allowed for. The other gum brand's bubbles were relatively close in size and popped at a much smaller size in comparison to Juicy Fruit and Dubble Bubble. The average maximum size of Trident was 0.6 inches, 5 gum was also 0.6 inches, and Extra was 0.5 inches. Although this experiment was not designed to test why these gum brands allow for different sized bubbles, my testing group eagerly expressed their thoughts. They felt as though the texture, size of the piece of gum, and elasticity affected the bubble size. If I were to further my experiment, I would test out these hypothesis. 

Reflection: 

The kids loved participating in the "What's Poppin'? Bubble Gum Experiment".  They continue to ask me every day if we can do it again. I loved doing this experiment because the children had so much fun learning. They learned how to measure properly. As you can see in one of the photographs they were not making sure to use the ruler correctly at first. After a few tries, they were working together, holding the ruler straight, carefully placing it up to the mouth, and holding it in the right direction. In addition, the kid's were collecting data for the experiment. They understood that the data was very important and had be collecting as authentically as possible. "No cheating", they would say, because then "we wont know the truth. It made me even more excited to listen to the children create their own theories as to why some gum did not blow as big bubbles as others. They were creating their own problems and hypothesis which is exactly what any science teacher wants to see. Normally, an experiment does not end after one round. An experiment leads into further questions. Those questions lead into further experimentation. The kids were displaying this as they began to state "the size of the pieces of gum are different", "the texture of the gum brands are different", or "some are too chewy". All of these statements can become hypothesis for a new problem; "why do some brands of gum allow us to blow a bigger bubble than other?"