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Friday, 24 September 2021

Gummy Bear Osmosis

Gummy Bear Osmosis


Aim: 

I want to find out what happens to Gummy Bears when we put them into different liquids. 

Prediction: 

I think that the Gummy Bears will large up or get smaller and taste different because of the liquids. 

Method

Equipment 

  • 3 solutions - water, sugar and salt
  • 4 Gummy Bears of the same colour
  • 2 Petri dish 
  • Marker/Pen
  • Electronic Balance
  • Measuring Cylinder
  • Beaker
Instructions 
  1. Collect your equipment
  2. Label the Petri dish with dry water, salt water and sugar water
  3. Weigh the Gummy Bears and record the weight on the Petri Dish
  4. Add 40ml of the solution onto the Petri dish
Results: 



Weight:

DryWaterSalt watersugar water
Starting weight5.58g5.58g5.58g5.58g
Final weight5.41g6.93g6.15g6.57g
weight change0.17g1.32g0.570.99
Final volume0mL32mL21mL23mL
Water lost0mL8mL19mL17mL

 

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